Dorchester

Dorchester
Section of the Bayeux Tapestry showing Norman knight Wadard of Bayeux on horseback, with the Latin inscription HIC EST WADARD
History

Bayeux Tapestry and the Norman knight who became a Dorset lord

Artist Benji Weeratunge, aka Hot Noodle, sits in front of his colourful pop art paintings ahead of his Olive & Wilde Studios exhibition in Dorchester
Culture

Dorchester studio Olive & Wilde celebrates 1 year with vibrant debut art show

Bob Holman, 82, of West Dorset Magazine, working past retirement age, smiles at his desk holding a copy of the magazine and its 2026 media pack.
News

Never too old: 11 remarkable Dorset people working past retirement age

Dorset archaeology: volunteers in hi-vis jackets and hard hats excavate stone wall foundations at the North Quay site in Weymouth, during the dig led by Context One Heritage and Archaeology for Dorset Council.
History

Dorset archaeology exhibition reveals 700 years of fascinating Weymouth history

Bayeux Tapestry Dorset talk: scene of Bishop Odo of Bayeux rallying Norman knights with a club at the Battle of Hastings, discussed by military historian James Porter for the Dorchester-Bayeux Society
Culture

Bayeux Tapestry: Dorset expert reveals the story of 1066 on battle anniversary

View of Stinsford water meadow looking northeast from the Blue Bridge - beyond which the North Dorchester Garden Community development is proposed to be built
News

Deadline looms for objections to North Dorchester Garden Community plans for first 500 homes

Molly Rennie and John Christmas of Dorchester Almshouses sit together in the garden of the Whetstones social housing scheme in West Walks, Dorchester
Property

Dorchester’s incredible social housing legacy revealed as 14 new almshouses planned

CGI image of the proposed Norchester (North Dorchester Garden Community) village centre near Dorchester, Thomas Hardy's home county town, showing traditional-style housing and a high street
News

Norchester: developers reveal community plans as Thomas Hardy Society urges residents to object

Louis Gale, founder of the Accessible Gaming Café in Dorchester, using an adapted steering wheel and joystick controller to play a racing game on his laptop.
News

Accessible gaming café launched in Dorchester for adults with physical and learning disabilities

Cartoon illustration titled 'Hardy's Heart' by Lyndon Wall, showing a giant arm labelled Norchester crushing Thomas Hardy's heart from his Stinsford grave, with a bulldozer looming over the town and a Betjeman quote about Hardy's heart flying over the elm trees.
News

Flood chaos fear as developers unveil plans for first 500 Norchester homes