Sea-users are being urged to keep a look out following the report of a sighting of a loggerhead turtle off Portland Bill. The last sighting of this species in Dorset was in 1938. Weymouth sailor, Jim Davies, said he was surprised to see the creature metres from his boat as he sailed around Portland Bill…
Lovetheforest, a scheme run by the New Forest Trust, is encouraging residents and visitors to tell them why they love the forest. The poll was kicked off at the New Forest Show where visitors wrote on heart-shaped stickers what it is that makes them love the forest and why they want to see the environment…
Bus users are being asked what impact planned changes to Dorset services will have on them. Dorset County Council will revamp subsidised bus services in 2014 in a bid to deliver better value for money. People who use the bus services are being invited to explain what the proposed changes would mean to them –…
Dorset Wildlife Trust is concerned that a case of the ash tree disease, Chalara, known as ‘Ash Dieback’ has been confirmed in woodland between Dorchester and Bridport.
Detectives are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward after an elderly couple was targeted by fraudsters in Poole. The incident took place during the evening of Tuesday 20 August 2013 at an address on Guernsey Road in the town. The victims were at home when they received a telephone call from…
Louise and Luke Trowbridge, Dorset dairy farmers from Stour Provost and founders of award-winning rare breed, the Uncommon Pig, have launched a website called www.thedorsetfarmer.com It welcomes visitors to find out more about traditional, high welfare family farming. The pork is said to be so good, it was even presented to Her Majesty The Queen as part…
‘Lost in Wimborne’ by the Sting in the Tale theatre production is tonight (21 August) at Wimborne Model Town gardens at 7.30pm. Performed with a backdrop of some candle illuminations it will bring back memories of the candlelit evenings enjoyed there several years ago. For more details: 01202 881924 info@wmborne-modeltown.com Wimborne Model Town is an educational heritage charity…
Kids had a great time at Heatherlands Community Centre in Ferndown when a football cage visited yesterday (20 August). Around 30 children took part and community leader and centre manager John Hanrahan said, “It was well worth doing and it’s great to see a good mix of boys and girls taking part, getting fit and…
Enchanting audiences around the world from the Guggenheim in Spain to the Sydney Opera House in Australia, the awe-inspiring Amococo Luminarium, will be a sensational centrepiece on Bournemouth’s seafront from 5–8 September. Making its second only UK appearance this year, the exciting world-renowned visual art installation offers a fun and captivating sensory experience of light, colour and sound.…
