Environment

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Recycling collections in Dorset over Christmas have been announced

Christmas bin collection dates in Dorset announced: Check yours…

CHRISTMAS bin collection dates in Dorset have been confirmed. Dorset Council has detailed the days – and changes – of…

How the development in Charlton Horethorne could look. Picture: Orme/Somerset Council

Vale villagers’ fury over plans for 31 new homes on field site

PLANS for 31 homes and two commercial buildings in a Vale village have received fierce criticism from residents. The scheme…

Weather warnings are in place for the south of England, including Dorset, Somerset, Wiltshire and Hampshire

Weather warnings in place as Storm Ciarán set to bring floods to Dorset and beyond

FLOOD warnings are in place for much of the Dorset coast – as well as much of Somerset, Wiltshire…

Dorset Wildlife Trust has launched the Woodland Recovery Project fundraiser

£40,000 appeal launched to rescue Dorset woodlands

A £40,000 appeal to restore and regenerate Dorset woodlands has been launched. The Dorset Wildlife Trust hopes to raise the…

The project helps people access nature and farming in Dorset. Picture: Unsplash/Viktor Forgacs

£100,000 grant to boost access to farming for disabled people

A SCHEME helping disabled people explore and understand farming in Dorset has been boosted by a £100,000 grant. The Stepping…

Residents were able to get up close and personal with the alpacas in Shaftesbury

Care home residents take walk on the wild side with alpacas in Shaftesbury

CARE home residents took a walk on the wild side when they met alpacas during a recent excursion in…

Proposed rules on dogs in public places revealed in Dorset Council papers

PROPOSED restrictions on dogs in public places – including a maximum lead length of 2m and a standardised beach…

Stump Cross Bridge, in Shepton Mallet, is set to get a new lease of life. Picture: National Highways

Disused railway bridge set for new lease of life as cycle and walking route

A DISUSED Somerset railway bridge that has become a notorious fly-tipping spot is set to get a new lease…

Three men are in court following the incident in December 2023

Man appears in court charged with assault over incident ‘in relation to a hunt’

A MAN has appeared in court charged with assault after an incident ‘in relation to a hunt’ last year. Steven…

Dorset rewilding project ‘has added 300 species at site’

MORE than 300 species have been added to a list of occupants at a Dorset site – two years…