News in Dorchester

The Summer Solstice is on its way, taking place on what we call the longest day of the year.

The Summer Solstice occurs when one of the Earth's poles has its maximum tilt toward the Sun, so therefore it reaches its highest position in the sky and is the day with the longest period of daylight.

Dorchester Arts is welcoming back audiences and kicking off a summer of live outdoor shows with a performance of Hardy's classic Tess of the D'Urbervilles.

Following on from a superb production of Thomas Hardy's Far From The Madding Crowd in 2017, Hotbuckle make a welcome return, bringing what is perhaps one of Hardy's finest works back to his home town.

Dorchester's ballet and dance centre is planning to move from its current home on the town's Poundbury industrial estate to a new building at the Sandringham sports centre off Armada Way.

But the proposal has proved controversial – with letters both for and against the new site.

Cases across Dorset are "rising quickly" with the Dorset Council case rate almost tripling in a week.

Public Health Dorset reports there are 106 confirmed cases in the last seven days in the Dorset Council area, compared to 42 on June 11, and 228 in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council area, compared to 74 on June 11.

Whatever happens in the football match against Scotland tonight (Friday), the England team can count on the unwavering support of The Prince of Wales School in Dorchester.

Pupils and staff have gone all out to celebrate the start of the UEFA Euro 2020 Championships and were thrilled by England's opening match win over Croatia.

Aldi is looking for sites to open a store in Dorchester.

The supermarket, which has more than 900 stores across the UK, is looking for a freehold town centre of edge of the centre site.

A singer-songwriter is hoping to raise as much money as possible for charity with his new album.

Ruffdog (Shep) Elliott, an artist with Dorchester's Grinning Dog Records, has released 'Letters In The Rain' as a tribute to his wife, who has been diagnosed with terminal cancer.

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A Dorchester resident instrumental in Brexit rules for imports and exports has been recognised on the Queen's Birthday Honours List.

John Bourne, who worked for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, has been honoured with a CBE for services to the EU exit.

More than 1,500 incidents of fly-tipping, costing more than £60,840 to clear up, were reported in Dorset in just over a year, so a new partnership is cracking down on offenders.

The SCRAP fly-tipping campaign has launched in Dorset to target illegal waste carriers who dump, burn or bury waste for money. It will help people, businesses and landowners understand their duty of care when it comes to waste.