Tourism new for 2009 Dorset Business Awards
Holidays in the UK (so-called "UK-tions") are increasingly popular as a result of the global recession and the strength of the euro and US dollar.
Standing straw sells to a strong trade
LAST autumn's severe, wet weather caused far less winter wheat to be sown, which resulted in the quantity of good quality crops in the...
Carnival clubs meet police in plea for night travel
CARNIVAL organisers meet Dorset Police today in a bid to break a deadlock over moving floats at night. Lee Upshall of Just Georges Carnival Club in Sturminster Newton said he was optimistic...
Views wanted on Stalbridge conservaton area
NORTH Dorset District Council is inviting views on proposals to increase planning controls to protect Stalbridge Conservation Area. A Conservation Area was brought in within the town in 1978...
Offenders dig in for Scouts' tunnel complex
OFFENDERS have helped create a tunnelling complex for Dorset Scouts. The facility at Buddens Camping and Activity Centre near Wareham is officially opened tomorrow (Saturday) at the Dorset...
Cutt Mill campaign closes on a picnic
A CAMPAIGN to save an old Dorset water mill from falling into disrepair is to end – with a party. Margaret Marsh's Tom and Diana Barrett, the couple at the forefront of plans to...
Snail mosaic is star of garden design
A SNAIL with a difference has taken up residence in a Wincanton garden this week. The creature is in the form of a large mosaic made...
Farmworker named
A FARMWORKER who died when he was overcome by fumes at a farm near Blandford has been named. Matthew Pitt who was 29-years-old and from Sturminster Newton, collapsed as he was using sewage...
Howzat - scorebox takes Dorchester ground to county level
COUNTY cricket could return to Dorchester following the official opening of a scorebox at the town's Weymouth Avenue ground. The scorebox - named in memory of Dorchester Cricket Club...
Quarry plan decision at County Hall
CAMPAIGNERS are gathering at County Hall in Dorchester today to protest about a plan for quarrying near Maiden Newton. Residents from villages near Whitesheet Quarry want to halt the...
