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 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…
£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…
£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…
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…
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…
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…
Homeowners on new Stalbridge development handed bird boxes, seeds and more
KETTLE, tea bags, milk, bird box… The welcome pack handed to new homeowners at a development in Stalbridge has expanded…
