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New bandstand proposal for Weymouth
by Trevor Bevins, Local Democracy Reporting Service.
A seafront bandstand is being planned for Weymouth Esplanade by the town council.
Plans for the structure, south of the Jubilee Clock, adjacent to the American D-Day memorial and a slipway to the beach, ...
Dorchester football club’s first team manager, Tom Killick, his assistant Steve “Taffy” Richardson, and coach James Wood have parted company with the Magpies senior men’s team, although Killick moves upstairs into the boardroom.
While the club completes the process of ...
Third ‘street hub’ proposed for Weymouth town centre
by Trevor Bevins, Local Democracy Reporting Service.
A THIRD BT ‘street hub’ is being proposed for Weymouth town centre – outside the town’s railway station.
Other sites include St Mary Street, replacing a payphone, and on the Esplanade.
The hubs offer ...
by Trevor Bevins, Local Democracy Reporting Service.
WEYMOUTH’S Golden Lion pub is to change its name – to The Tin Cat.
Listed building and advertising consent is being sought for the change to the St Edmund Street hostelry, which includes a ...
Famous Hardy novel comes alive in live performance
Join local actor Alastair Braidwood for a new and special event: a live ‘audiobook’ reading of Thomas Hardy’s famous novel ‘Far from the Madding Crowd’, performed in a relaxed setting with live music over 7 weeks in the centre ...
Jurassic Coast Challenge participants needed to raise £30,000 to help fund new ventilator
Dorset County Hospital (DCH) Charity is inviting fundraisers to walk, jog or run the Jurassic Coast Challenge event on 16/17 May to raise £30,000 to help fund a brand new ventilator for the new Emergency Department which is currently ...
by Trevor Bevins, Local Democracy Reporting Service.
Repairs are being planned by the National Trust for Thomas Hardy’s former home at Max Gate, Dorchester.
Changes to the Alington Avenue home, a listed building, include external alterations to the rainwater goods on ...
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Mon 9 Feb
An afternoon of table top games
2:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Location: PIP Cafe, St John Way, Poundbury, DT1 2FGThis is a free event. Come and play or learn to play Canasta, mah jong, Scrabble, Rummicub, Upwords and much much more. Refreshments provided.
Contact: The Loyal Hand in Hand Lodge of Oddfellows | 07788436797 | Email | MapMon 9 Feb
Winter Tea with Dorset Apple Cake and Crumpets
2:30 pm to 4:00 pm
Location: St George’s Church Hall, High Street, Fordington, Dorchester, DT1 1LBThe Dorchester Committee of The Children’s Society invite you to a winter tea at St George’s Hall, Fordington on Monday 9th February from 2.30 – 4 pm. Tickets are £4 per person (pay on the door) for tea, Dorset Apple Cake and crumpets. There is waitress service and some accompanying background music. The atmosphere is always friendly with everyone welcome. Bring a friend or meet some new ones.
Contact: Dorchester Committee of the Children’s Society | 07747 623139 | Email | MapThu 12 Feb
DBS talk: Napoleon – soldier and lover
Location: Magna Community Centre, Lübbecke Way, Dorchester, DT1 1QL7:30 pm. More than a soldier, more than an emperor, Napoleon was also very human. This talk looks not only at his military and political career, but also his love life, including Josephine and the string of other women in his life. Speaker, James Porter is a retired Army Lieutenant Colonel with a long and impressive military career. He is head of Dorchester Military History Group.
Contact: Dorchester Bayeux Society | 01305 854915 | Email | Web | MapThu 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 | 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 | MapOn demand, at your convenience
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 ...
Remembering 60 years of broadcasting from Dorchester
2026 marks the 6oth anniversary of radio broadcasting in Dorchester which started with the hospital radio in 1966. Peter Foster, one of the founders of the hospital radio service in the county town, joined us to introduce his audio ...
A visit to KeeP 106 by Pastor Mark Topp
A regular visitor to the station is Pastor Mark Topp from the Storehouse Church in Cambridge Road. Amongst other topics Mark explained to Andy Senior that the church is looking to expand their meetings to Weymouth and have found ...
