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Two of our three senior local Non-League Football teams will go into the draw for the next round of the FA Cup following victories on Saturday
Dorchester beat Brixham away, and Weymouth travelled to Twerton Park to lock horns with ...
The Marsh Sports Festival coming soon
After years of wishing to spread his passion in sport, Weymouth Town Councillor Alex Fuhrmann says he has found the time to organise the Marsh Sports Festival with a range of sporting activities planned for Sunday 20th September at ...
Appeal for information and dashcam footage following report of spiking in Weymouth
Police officers investigating a report of a spiking in Weymouth are appealing to anyone with information to come forward.
Dorset Police received a report that a woman aged in her 20s had been spiked at a venue in The Esplanade ...
Stinsford ‘extraordinary’ omission
Trevor Bevins, Local Democracy Reporter.
Objectors to the 500-homes planned at Stinsford Hill say it is “extraordinary” that the North Dorchester Consortium have not mentioned in their application that the proposed development area is covered by the Stinsford Neighbourhood plan.
A ...
Local community urged to have its say on proposed new home for Dorset Studio School
People across Dorset are being urged to act now and have their say on proposals for a new home for Dorset Studio School, with the current pre-application consultation closing on Sunday 13th September.
The consultation is now open, giving parents, ...
The world’s best Olympic windsurfers are heading to Weymouth & Portland for the Musto iQFOil World Championship for a high-speed showdown on one of world sailing’s most iconic stages.
Expect epic, head-to-head battles featuring Olympic medallists, World Champions and rising stars – ...
Rowan Atkinson to headline Purbeck Film Festival’s 30th anniversary autumn season
Rowan Atkinson will join Purbeck Film Festival in person this autumn for a Jacques Tati day at the Mowlem theatre, Swanage, honouring a filmmaker who shaped his own comic sensibility – one of the standout events in a season ...
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Below are the next 5 upcoming events. There’s much more in the Local Events Diary…
Fri 3 Apr to Sun 1 Nov
Fire Flood Frost exhibition
Location: Beaminster Museum, Whitcombe Road, Beaminster, DT8 3NBA rare 18th century fire engine – once the town’s frontline defence against disaster – is the star of the show of Fire Flood Frost. New for 2026, the exhibition brings to life the extraordinary story of how Beaminster and surrounding communities battled flames, floods and freezing winters long before emergency services. Admission free.
Contact: Beaminster Museum | Web | MapThu 10 Sep
Pumps, Pipes and Privies
Location: Dorset History Centre, Bridport Road, Dorchester, DT1 1RP7:00 pm. A talk by Philip Browne on the introduction of clean drinking water and a sewerage system to Dorchester in the 1850s. Tickets are £8 for Dorset Archives Trust members, or £10 for non-members. Tickets include a glass of wine and nibbles. Please book via ticketsource – follow web link below.
Contact: Dorset History Centre | 01305 250550 | Email | Web | MapSat 12 Sep
Choral Evensong
4:30 pm to 5:30 pm
Location: St Peter’s Church, High West Street, Dorchester, DT1 1XAYou are warmly invited to our monthly, cathedral-style service of Choral Evensong on Saturday 12th September at 4.30pm in St Peter’s Church, Dorchester. The music includes Dubra’s ‘Ave Maria I’, Richard Seal’s ‘Preces & Responses’, Stanford’s ‘Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in C’ and Bainton’s ‘And I saw a new heaven’. The service is free to attend and is followed by a glass of wine.
Contact: Music at St Peter’s | 01305250719 | Email | Web | MapSun 13 Sep
Phil & Bonnie Bounder 6k & 10k charity run through woodland
9:30 am to 1:00 pm
Location: Moreton Village Hall, Moreton, DT2 8RECharity trail run in memory of Phil Carpenter and Bonnie Christopher who lost their lives to cancer. Entry £18 for 10k and £11 for 6k with discounts for affiliated runners. Money raised will be for Bonnie’s Last Wish for Suffering Donkeys and Mosaic who offer support to children and young people who have been bereaved. Prizes for winners and medals and goody bags to all entrants.
Contact: Weymouth St Paul’s Harriers and Athletics Club | 07977 219306 | Email | Web | MapMon 14 Sep
An Afternoon of tabletop games
2:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Location: PIP Cafe, St John Way, Poundbury, DT1 1FGCome and join The Oddfellows for an afternoon of table top games. Come and play or learn to play: Scrabble, Upwords, Bananagrams, Rummicub, mah jong, Cribbage and much much more at PIP cafe on Poundbury. This is a free event. Refreshments including homemade cake.
Contact: The Loyal Hand in Hand Lodge of Oddfellows | 07788436797 | Email | MapOn demand, at your convenience
A chat about the Community Association of Poundbury
Joining Andy Senior in the studio was Zoe Bell from The Community Association of Poundbury which was launched as a volunteer-led initiative in 2025. The association was created to inform, signpost, and celebrate all about Poundbury and what’s happening ...
A Backbeat special – an all-British affair
The Backbeat is our weekly show featuring music from the 1950s and 1960s presented by Andy Senior. It’s a special Bank Holiday All-British Backbeat today! Join us for two hours of chart hits from those decades with every one ...
The Mayor’s Tea Party goes with a swing
On Sunday 16th August the Mayor of Dorchester, Cllr Les Fry, held a tea party in the Corn Exchange to raise funds for his Mayoral charities. Food was provided by The Posh Partridge and the event was sponsored by ...
Pastor Mark Topp with his regular update from the Storehouse Church
Mark Topp is the Pastor at The Storehouse Church in Cambridge Road, Dorchester and he regularly calls into the studio with news of the latest goings-on at the church and elsewhere, Messy Church being one topic. Once again Mark ...
Fundraising for refurbishment of The Keep
Sadly the museum had to close its doors well over a year ago due to structural repairs being required. Tiffany Carrington, fundraising officer, from The Keep Military Museum called into the studios at Little Keep to bring us an ...
Countryside Matters 66, 03.08.26
This programme concerns mostly birds. A visit to Castle Gardens to hear from staff member and bird expert Jacob Daley, and from Managing Director Mike Burks about the birds of the Garden Centre, which are very much part of the ...
