News in Dorchester

A petition to stop the development of around 4,000 homes north of Dorchester has received more than 5,000.

Members of Save the Area North of Dorchester (STAND) started the petition in September 2018 as part of their campaign to stop the development.

The Tolpuddle Martyrs' Festival will once again be hitting your screens - starting tomorrow.

With Covid restrictions still in place, organisers decided to hold the event online again this year, but there's a lot to get involved with.

Dorset County Hospital (DCH) has joined forces with Dorset HealthCare to provide new equipment and services at Weymouth Community Hospital - meaning people can go there for examinations instead of travelling to Dorchester.

Residents in Weymouth and Portland can now benefit from state-of-the-art ultrasound health scan facilities on their doorstep.

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.