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Dorchester from The Keep
Queen Mother Square
Custom House Quay, Weymouth, England
Chesil Beach from Portland
The Little Keep
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Lions Summer Fest
Tutankhamun Exhibition
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Judge Jeffreys restaurant and lodgings
The Corn Exchange
The Old Tea House
Nick Billings at The Mayor's MishMash
Rob Mott, Steve Bulley and Dave Goulden
DTC 50th Anniversary in Borough Gardens 2024
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Dorchester from The Keep
Queen Mother Square
Custom House Quay, Weymouth, England
Chesil Beach from Portland
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Tutankhamun Exhibition
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Judge Jeffreys
Corn Exchange
Old Tea House
Nick Billings at The Mayor's MishMash
Rob Mott, Steve Bulley and Dave Goulden
DTC 50th Anniversary in Borough Gardens 2024
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Weekend Sports Preview

Weekend Sports Preview

Weymouth Football Club’s senior men’s team are free from the pressures of National League South survival on Saturday when they travel to The New Lawn Stadium Nailsworth to meet Forest Green Rovers in the fourth qualifying round of the ...

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Traffic calming measure to be trialled in Milborne St Andrew

Traffic calming measure to be trialled in Milborne St Andrew

Dorset Council is to trial a new traffic management scheme on the A354 in Milborne St Andrew, a key road connecting Blandford to Dorchester and a well-used and important route for local residents.

Following a review of traffic management, Milborne Parish ...

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Dorchester pedestrian crossings to be improved

Dorchester pedestrian crossings to be improved

This autumn, Dorset Council will be upgrading two pedestrian crossings in Dorchester town centre.

The crossings at High West Street and High East Street are reaching the end of their maintainable life, so updated equipment will make them safer and ...

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New winter timetables for Dorset bus routes

New winter timetables for Dorset bus routes

First Wessex has announced network changes for its bus services in Dorset. Its winter season timetables, which are part of a twice-yearly network review, come into force on Sunday 20 October.

Created using feedback from bus users, as well as ...

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Missing man from Portland located

Missing man from Portland located

Police officers searching for a missing man from Portland are pleased to confirm he has been found.

Mark Smith was last seen on Thursday 26 September 2024 in Weymouth.

Following enquiries, Mark has been found.

Dorset Police thank everyone who shared the ...

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Portesham road closure causing problems elsewhere

Portesham road closure causing problems elsewhere

The closure of the Chickerell to West Bay coast road, the B3157 at Portesham, while contractors install a new water main, is causing significant problems on New Barn Road which runs from Abbotsbury to the village of Rodden.

It is ...

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Friends of Dorset County Hospital donate more than 1,000 comfort bags to patients

Friends of Dorset County Hospital donate more than 1,000 comfort bags to patients

An initiative to support patients who are unexpectedly admitted to hospital is going from strength to strength.

The Friends of Dorset County Hospital have been providing free comfort bags to patients who are unexpectedly admitted to hospital.

The initiative launched in ...

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Delightfully Different, every time

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Clive Rawlings
8:00pm
Get On The Boogie Train
Clive Rawlings is your train driver for a fabulous couple of hours of blues/rock. All aboard!
10:00pm
Late Night In The Attic
with Paul Peters
12:00am
Nightline
Music & memories throughout the night, with the latest news on the hour and various items from our Listen Again collection at approximately a quarter past each hour
7:00am
KeeP The Faith
a selection of modern Christian music with Kieran Williams
10:00am
Sunday Selection
the perfect accompaniment to your Sunday morning with Steve Bulley. As well as listening to great music have a go at Steve's Sunday Survey on Facebook
1:00pm
The Backbeat
Music from the 50s and 60s presented by Andy Senior
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Below are the next 5 upcoming events. There’s much more in the Local Events Diary

Sat 19 Oct
Quiz Night
Location: St George’s Church Hall, Fordington, Dorchester, DT1 1LB

7 for 7:15 pm. Fancy a bit of quizzing? The Dorchester Committee of the Children’s Society are holding a quiz night  It is for teams of 6 but if you don’t have a team, don’t worry, you can join a Committee Team. Tickets £10 each, to include a ploughman’s supper. Contact Jane Culliford. Bring your own drinks.

Contact: The Dorchester Committee of the Children’s Society | 01305 264360 | EmailMap
Sat 19 Oct
Early bird morning walk and breakfast – Brownsea Island
7:15 am to 10:00 am
Location: Brownsea Island, Brownsea Island, Poole Harbour, Poole, BH13 7EE

A ranger from the Dorset Wildlife Trust team will lead you on a wander around the island, lakes and lagoon. Experience the peace and tranquillity of the island and listen out for the sounds of the unique wildlife as they busy about their day. Afterwards, enjoy a delicious breakfast roll and hot beverage in our harbour fronted café before heading back on the National Trust boat to Sandbanks. For any visitors already staying on the island and wishing to attend the event (e.g camping guests), please contact us as below.

Contact: National Trust | 03442491895 | EmailWebMap
Tue 29 Oct
French language film with sub-titles: Le Diner des Cons
7:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Location: The Corn Exchange, High East Street, Dorchester, DT1 1HF

Dorchester Bayeux Society is showing “Le Diner des Cons” a French comedy/farce film (with sub-titles) from 1998.
The plot revolves around an all-male dinner party. An eccentric taxman is invited to join the guests to amuse – or is it to bore? – but who will have the last laugh?
Venue and bar opens at 6.45pm, entry £6.00 on the door, membership not required.

Contact: Dorchester Bayeux Twinning Society | 01305 854915 | EmailWebMap
Sat 2 Nov to Sun 3 Nov
Weymouth Model Railway Association Annual Exhibition 2024
Location: Weymouth College, Cranford Avenue, Weymouth, DT4 7LQ

Saturday – 10:00 am until 4:30 pm. Sunday – 10:00 am until 4:00 pm. Annual exhibition with 30+ exhibits / traders expected. Full Catering throughout the event. Free Parking and Good Access for all. Good bus links – services 2, 4, 10, X12, X51 and X54.

Contact: Weymouth Model Railway Association | WebMap
Sun 3 Nov
Craft Fair at Winfrith Newburgh Village Hall
11:00 am to 4:00 pm
Location: Winfrith Newburgh Village Hall, Winfrith Newburgh, DT2 8LR

The Winfrith Crafters are having a Craft Fair to help raise money towards repairing the roof at the village hall. Lots of unique handmade items will be for sale. Entry is Free and they will be serving tea, coffee and homemade cakes.

Contact: Winfrith Crafters | EmailWebMap

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On demand, at your convenience

Countryside Matters 30.09.24

Tuesday October 8th, 2024
Countryside Matters 30.09.24

This programme discusses solar farms, the benefits and the environmental impact to the local community where such a farm may be located. Jenny Devitt attended a public meeting in Bradford Abbas and spoke to local residents about their concerns, ...

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Dorset Family Hub trials new childrens’ social care reforms

Monday October 7th, 2024
Dorset Family Hub trials new childrens' social care reforms

Dorset Council recently held a meeting at the Dorford Centre in Dorchester following the council’s appointment by the Department for Education as one of three local authorities to test and trial new childrens’ social care reforms. Rob Mott went ...

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The Westham Support Fund – here to help

Monday September 30th, 2024
The Westham Support Fund - here to help

The Westham Support Fund is a Charity run for the benefit of persons in hardship that are a resident, or those children who attend a school, in the Parish of St Pauls, Weymouth. Alex Fuhrmann, a Weymouth and Dorset ...

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Affordable social rent flats finally approved in Dorchester

Monday September 30th, 2024
Affordable social rent flats finally approved in Dorchester

For seven years the Dorchester Area Community Land Trust (DACLT) has been trying to get permission to build social rent accommodation on land given to them by Dorchester Town Council, namely the old tennis courts near the Borough Gardens, ...

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Countryside Matters 16.09.24

Monday September 23rd, 2024
Countryside Matters 16.09.24

Today – we hear about the regular sessions which monitor the tiny invertebrate life of the River Cerne in Cerne Abbas – part of a national Riverfly scheme to check on the health of our rivers and streams by ...

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Dorset Council leader explains why he opposes the Portland Incinerator plan

Monday September 23rd, 2024
Dorset Council leader explains why he opposes the Portland Incinerator plan

The Government recently approved a permit to operate a waste incinerator on Portland, a scheme which Dorset Council had previously opposed, although the final consultation has recently been reopened due to an earlier administrative error (according to the ...

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