Environment

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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…

Meet officers from Dorset Police’s rural team in Cerne Abbas

RESIDENTS will have the chance to meet the rural policing team at an event next week. The Dorset Police Rural…

Grant money to save threatened species in Dorset

PROJECTS to protect threatened animal species in Dorset will benefit from a share of £14.5 million of funding, it…

PICTURES: Dorchester hosts inaugural Dorset COP climate event

AN event in Dorchester highlighting the fight against climate change has been hailed a ‘huge success’ by organisers -…

Somerset, Wiltshire & Dorset towns top new Which? list of best inland destinations

SOMERSET, Wiltshire and Dorset were all represented at the top of a table listing the UK’s favourite inland destinations. Consumer…

Support for Dorset wind farms higher than you might think, study reveals

SUPPORT for wind farms in Dorset is higher than you might think, according to a new study. Experts at Oxford…

Dazzling array of entries at 77th Iwerne Minster Horticultural Show

VISITORS turned out in force to see the array of vegetables, flowers, art and handicrafts at the 77th Iwerne…

Funding bid for ‘stork towers’ to boost numbers in Dorset

A SCHEME to help boost numbers of white storks in the UK has been given permission in Dorset -…

Gearing up for a new-look Dorset County Show!

NO summer would be complete without a visit to Dorset County Show – and this year…

Householder fined £400 after their waste was fly-tipped near Shaftesbury

A HOUSEHOLDER has been fined £400 for giving waste to an unlicensed person to dispose of. Wiltshire Council is enforcing…