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Dorset Council told that bureaucracy is hampering volunteers
by Trevor Bevins, Local Democracy Reporting Service.
Bureacracy is getting in the way of volunteers improving the places they live – according to a Dorset councillor.
North Dorset councillor Sherry Jespersen, the Tory group’s environment spokesperson, claims that over the last ...
Maiden Newton residents campaign against fire station closures
On Tuesday 10th February Dorset & Wiltshire Fire Authority met in Salisbury. The authority is threatening closure of eight fire stations across Dorset and Wiltshire, with the loss of 96 firefighter jobs. The planned closures are now being put ...
Fire Station closure proposals
Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority has agreed to take proposals for closing up to eight fire stations to public consultation.
The Authority received reports from a working group of its own Members, who had put forward the recommendations ...
Dorset Council budget finance detail
by Trevor Bevins, Local Democracy Reporter.
Among the additional spending in Dorset Council’s £483million budget for the year ahead will be an extra £5m to target flooding.
The additional money, along with £250,000 to create a new road gully cleaning team, ...
Council tax due to rise by nearly 5%
by Trevor Bevins, Local Democracy Reporter.
Council tax for Dorset residents will rise by just under 5% from April – with even the smallest properties facing bills of around £2,000 a year.
The Lib Dem administration claim the money the budget ...
Cerne Abbas burial ground expansion proposed
by Trevor Bevins, Local Democracy Reporting Service.
An extension to the burial ground at Cerne Abbas is being proposed.
The 0.08 hectare site, off Abbey Street, is adjacent to the existing burial ground which is estimated to have only 5-10 years ...
Live-Work home in Dorchester rejected
by Trevor Bevins, Local Democracy Reporting Service.
A proposal to convert part of an industrial plot on the Casterbridge Industrial Estate, Dorchester into living space has been refused.
Dorset Council decided the unit, in one corner of the estate, backing onto ...
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Below are the next 5 upcoming events. There’s much more in the Local Events Diary…
Thu 12 Feb to Sat 14 Feb
Pantomime – Sinbad in Space
Location: Milborne St. Andrew Village Hall, 10 The Causeway, Milborne St. Andrew, DT1 OJX7.30pm on 12th and 13th, 2.30pm and 7.30pm on 14th. Sinbad in Space – written by group member Ron Karley. A pantomime for all to enjoy. Tickets are £9.00 currently available from Box office telephone as below, also can be purchased at Londis shop at Milborne St. Andrew. For more information follow web link below.
Contact: The Milborne Players | 01258 839085 | Web | MapFri 13 Feb to Sun 26 Apr
Love Poundbury "through your lens" – a photography competition
Location: Poundbury, 8 Marsden Street, Poundbury, DT1 3DHWelcome to our inaugural photography competition organised with Art at the Duchess. We invite you to celebrate our unique community through photography, and capture what makes Poundbury special to you. Whether you’re a seasoned amateur photographer or simply love taking pictures on your phone, we want to see Poundbury through your eyes.
Contact: Art at the Duchess & Love Poundbury | 07879167435 | Email | Web | MapSat 14 Feb
Lunchtime Concert
12:30 pm to 1:00 pm
Location: St Peter’s Church, High West Street, Dorchester, DT1 1XAJoin us at St Peter’s Church Dorchester on Saturday 14th February between 12.30pm and 1pm for our lunchtime concert. This is a thirty-minute organ recital given by renowned musician, broadcaster and former organist of Salisbury Cathedral, Simon Lole. Admission is free and all are very welcome. For more information follow web link below.
Contact: Music at St Peter’s | 01305250719 | Email | Web | MapSat 14 Feb
Amber Emson (classical violin) and Milda Daunoraite (piano)
7:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Location: Tincleton Gallery, The Old School House, Millom Lane, Tincleton, DT2 8QRExperience an evening of romantic dialogue between violin and piano this Valentine’s Day. The program features two exquisite works of heartfelt intimacy: Clara Schumann’s Three Romances for Violin and Piano, brimming with lyrical tenderness and deep emotion. This pairs with Richard Strauss’s sweeping Violin Sonata in E-flat major—a youthful, passionate masterpiece of soaring melodies and flair. Tickets are £20 inc free wine & nibbles.
Contact: Tincleton Gallery | 01305 848909 | Email | Web | MapSun 15 Feb
Carvery at The George Albert Hotel
Location: The George Albert Hotel, Warden Hill, Dorchester, DT2 9PW12:30 pm. Carvery Lunch at The George Albert Hotel, small plate, £14.50, large plate £18.25. There is a £5.00 subsidy for members. Please confirm by 31st January.
Contact: The Loyal Hand in Hand Lodge of Oddfellows | 07788436797 | Email | MapOn demand, at your convenience
Interview with the legendary Suzi Quatro
With a new album release and tour on the horizon, Andy Senior was lucky enough to catch up with Suzi Quatro on a Zoom call to talk about her incredible career — from how it all began to what ...
Dorchester’s annual beer festival, Beerex, took place in the Corn Exchange on 6th and 7th February. In its 37th year the festival is an excellent event for the community to come together and at the same time raise funds ...
The memories of a record plugger (part one)
After leaving school and trying his hand at several jobs, KeeP 106 presenter Geoff Atherton – “the host with the toast” – found his calling in music. He went on to become a record plugger representing some of the ...
Local musician Nigel Martin performs live in the studio
Local musician Nigel Martin likes to take time out from his normal day job as a delivery driver and perform his own compositions.
Nigel called in to the studio and performed some of his work for us live on Andy ...
Countryside Matters 54, 19.01.26
In this edition, Mike Burks cheers us up with thoughts of planning our gardens and expounds on the intricacies of growing camellias • Neil Walker, instigator of Wild Sherborne, explains why he started this wildlife and environment initiative and ...
Urgent brain tumour fundraising required for 23 year old medical student son
Weymouth’s Ian and Indira Warwick are facing every parent’s nightmare. Their 23-year-old son Alex, a medical student at Liverpool University, has been diagnosed with a very rare and aggressive brain tumour. NHS treatment hasn’t worked, but there is new ...
