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Actor and writer Lord Julian Fellowes is to be the next president of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society.

People from across Dorset are invited to attend a flag raising ceremony at County Hall in Dorchester on Thursday 6 June.

Dorchester Walking Festival which runs for 11-19 May offers a variety of walks in and around the county town.

Town criers from across Dorset gathered in Dorchester to mark the retirement of the county town’s town crier.

Dorset Wildlife Trust and Natural England have purchased 335 hectares of chalk downland and farmland at Lyscombe, 10 miles from Dorchester.

The two finds were a group of 40 gold stater Iron Age coins, found at Charlton Marshall and a Middle Bronze Age hoard found in Stalbridge.

A rare item discovered during a restoration project connected to the mutiny on the Bounty will be auctioned in Dorchester on 8 December.

In an attempt to restore the population of a rare species on Winfrith Heath, 23 juvenile sand lizards, bred in captivity, have been released.

Campaigners from three of Dorset’s leading climate action groups have come together to host the Dorset COP-2023.

A Dorset nature reserve is opening on 7 May to provide an ecological space for walking, cycling, birdwatching and fishing.