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Pirates On Parade – in pictures
Idris Martin reporting.
Saturday 3rd October and an estimated 500 plus locals and visitors alike from the ages of 7 to 70 dressed up in Pirate costumes with ladies in their finery, some armed to the teeth, paraded around the ...
Traffic update for Monkton Park (A354) and Portland Beach Road
Traffic disruption at Monkton Park in Dorchester and Portland Beach Road is expected to ease, with emergency works due to finish and revised traffic arrangements now in place.
Dorset Council understands how frustrating the recent delays on the A354 have ...
Improvements planned for the A37 near Dorchester this autumn
People travelling between Dorchester and Maiden Newton are being advised of highway improvement works planned for the A37 this autumn.
Dorset Council plans to carry out the work between 19 October and 27 November 2026. The improvements will make it ...
Trevor Bevins, Local Democracy Reporter.
Baffled? — Dorchester town councillors are.
They say incidents of noisy motorbikes are spreading across the county town as youngsters remove baffles from their machines to make them noisier.
Town Mayor Les Fry recounted trying to get ...
Dorset Art Weeks 2027: Registrations open 2nd November 2026
Registrations for Dorset Art Weeks 2027 open on 2 November 2026. Dorset’s artists and makers have until 9 December to register their venue and sign up for the largest visual arts event of its kind in the county. Dorset ...
Trevor Bevins, Local Democracy Reporter.
Dorchester’s public parks and open spaces could look rather different in years to come as the town council’s gardening staff respond to drought conditions.
Town councillors have praised the outdoor team for keeping things going this ...
Weymouth Football Club hosts the South East Dons at the Bob Lucas Stadium on Saturday in the third qualifying round of the FA Cup.
The Dons are currently 13th in the Southern Counties East Football League with a playing record ...
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Below are the next 5 upcoming events. There’s much more in the Local Events Diary…
Sat 3 Oct
Prize Bingo
Location: Crossways Village Hall, Crossways, Dorchester, DT2 8JA7:30 pm. Prize Bingo in aid of Chairman’s charity, Little Acorns. Members and non-members both welcome.
Contact: The Loyal Hand in Hand Lodge of Oddfellows | 07788436797 | Email | MapSat 3 Oct
Quiz in aid of Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance
Location: Puddletown village hall, Puddletown, DT2 8RX7:00 pm. Fun quiz and ploughman’s supper and a raffle.
Contact: Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance | 07827289492 | Email | MapSun 4 Oct
Apple Picking
Location: Lower Muckleford Farm, Muckleford, Dorchester, DT2 9SW10:00 am. Come and enjoy a morning at Lower Muckleford Farm picking heritage apples. We have 120 trees and eight different varieties. This is a free event, coffee and ploughman’s lunch provided.
Contact: The Loyal Hand in Hand Lodge of Oddfellows | 07788436797 | Email | MapSun 4 Oct
Weymouth Big Beach Walkies
Location: Weymouth Beach Dog Area, Esplanade, Weymouth, DT4 8EA10:00 am. Walter Wagworthy our mascot had a wash and brush ready to meet everyone at Love Dogs West Dorset Big Beach Walkies. Sunday 4th October at 10am. He enjoys meeting everyone, please remember to give him High Paws our event is free and inclusive with or without a familypet.
Contact: Love Dogs West Dorset and the Environment | 07368183315 | Email | MapSun 4 Oct
Choral Eucharist
10:30 am to 12:00 pm
Location: St Peter’s Church, High West Street, Dorchester, DT1 1XAYou are warmly invited to our cathedral-style service of Choral Eucharist on Sunday 4th October at 10.30am in St Peter’s Church, Dorchester. The music includes: Stopford’s ‘God be in my head’, Mozart’s ‘Missa brevis in G K.140’ and Grieg’s ‘Ave maris stella’. All are very welcome to this free service. More information via the web link below.
Contact: Music at St Peter’s | 01305250719 | Email | Web | MapOn demand, at your convenience
Talking to the Mayor & Mayoress of Dorchester
We recently broadcast a programme which celebrated 60 years of voluntary radio in Dorchester with former volunteers of hospital radio stations taking part who went on to create the community station, KeeP 106, together with former employees of Wessex ...
Celebration 60 years of voluntary broadcasting in Dorchester
On 29th September 1966 a new radio station launched in Dorchester exclusively for patients in the old Dorchester Hospital in Princes Street. It was called the Dorchester Hospital Broadcasting Service and played record requests for one hour a week ...
The world famous triathlon returns to Weymouth on 20th September. Our sports reporter Idris Martin spoke to one participant…
There’s more info about Ironman 70.3 here: World famous triathlon makes 10th return to Dorset
A conversation with musician Dominic Crane
Musician Dominic Crane once encountered George Harrison in a halo of light and famous music producer Mike Hurst offered to work with him. He has opened for Mike & The Mechanics, George Ezra, Nick Heyward, Sharon Corr and Roachford. ...
Portland Museum – reflecting the dramatic history of the isle
Featuring dinosaurs, fossils, shipwrecks, smugglers and much more, Portland Museum, located near Rufus Castle and Church Ope Cove, has a fascinating collection of artifacts reflecting the history of a distinctive island community. Rob Hughes and Andrea Frankham-Hughes, trustees of ...
Hold Your Horses! Piddletrenthide Gets Ready for its Panto Race Night
In the current, changing economic climate, where village amenities are disappearing all the time, the residents of Piddletrenthide are making their own fun and raising much-needed funds for the village church in the process. The Hold your Horses event ...
