News in Dorchester

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.

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Improvements could be made to Dorchester's Mill Stream path – which runs from King's Road to the bottom end of High East Street.

Much of the route takes walkers past the back of industrial buildings and a large garage site, but also includes an historic former foundry and malthouse.

Work on a town centre 'masterplan' for Dorchester will start later this month and continue into the autumn.

Town councillors will work up what they think is needed for the county town at an initial meeting on August 23 and then finalise their views in October ready for a public consultation on the proposals, which could begin in November.

West Dorset MP Chris Loder's campaign to improve the condition of one of Dorchester's railway stations has been given a boost.

Work finally began on the construction of a new boundary fence in the second week of July, to replace the collapsed wall which separated Dorchester South Station from Cromwell Road which is now nearing completion.

After bringing the Moon to Dorchester the town council are to go one better and bring Mars – or at least a large-scale model of it.

Councillors have agreed to give a £3,000 grant from its arts and culture reserve to bring the large Mars model to the town for the Dorchester Science Fair in March 2022.

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There has been a decrease in Covid-19 cases across Dorset over the past week.

Public Health Dorset reports there are 969 confirmed cases in the last seven days in the Dorset Council area, compared to 1,006 on July 23, and 1,843 in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council area, compared to 2,113 on July 23.

Local government adviser Jackie Weaver became viral internet sensation when she booted the unruly chairman of Handforth Parish Council in Cheshire out of a virtual meeting back in December.

Now she is urging people to sign a national petition pressing the Government to amend legislation to enable councillors to be disqualified or suspended for breaching relevant codes of conduct.

Keep the whole family entertained with open-air comedy in Dorchester.

An outdoor re-telling of the legend of King Arthur is coming to Maumbury Rings on Sunday, August 1.

A budding new flower farm in the middle of Abbotsbury is welcoming pickers to come and cut their own bouquet.

Abbey Farm Flowers has been set up by Amy Ralph and Emma Hughes to grow seasonal flowers in a sustainable manner.