News in Dorchester

Leading local charity Dorset Mind recognises that people in Dorset will continue to experience the most difficult challenges to their mental health for a considerable time yet.

Requests for help rose yet again during the third lockdown period and many communities need help more than ever.

It may not have been the score England wanted, but that isn't letting staff and pupils at The Prince of Wales School get downhearted.

After the Euro 2020 championship final in which Italy beat England, the school hosted an #InspiredToLearn breakfast street party.

West Dorset MP Chris Loder is committed to getting the area on the tourism map.

He welcomed Tourism Minister Nigel Huddleston to West Dorset last month in a day hailed by Mr Loder as a "turning point for tourism in West Dorset with the first time the Tourism Minister has visited us in decades".

Dorchester Town Council and Dorset Council are amongst some of the first partners of Great Western Credit Union's Money@Work scheme as it expands and rebrands.

The Great Western Credit Union is the new organisation established following the merger of Bristol Credit Union and Wyvern Savings and Loans and covers Dorset, Wiltshire, Somerset, Bath, Bristol and Gloucestershire.

We have introduced a walk of the week for our newsletter subscribers to enjoy over the weekend.

Each Friday we will be sharing a circular walk in and around our local area with directions and photos. We use the OS Map app, which is very useful if you are out walking.

Every week we will be sharing a circular walk in and around our local area with directions and photos. We use the OS Map app, which is very useful if you are out walking.

If you subscribe to our newsletter, you will be able to receive the walk first every Friday and be able to enjoy it over the weekend.

We have introduced a walk of the week for our newsletter subscribers to enjoy over the weekend.

Each Friday we will be sharing a circular walk in and around our local area with directions and photos. We use the OS Map app, which is very useful if you are out walking.

Council finances are usually an uninteresting topic – until you get your council tax bill.

A brief look through Dorchester town council's most recent payments list provides some quirky items and also illustrates the breadth of council services in the county town.

We're here to help you find a new job or start a new career.

Here are some of the latest vacancies available in and around Dorchester.

Dorset Council is to be told that their plan for a county-wide three tier parking system does not recognise the complexity of the issue across the area.

Dorchester town councillor Susie Hosford said she failed to understand why the Dorset Council parking review was "hell bent" on the tier system with common charges at three levels across the whole county – with seaside and popular visitor sites at up to £10 a day; less for market towns in the next category and villages and rural car parks generally the cheapest.