For years, local retired postmistress Cherri Dyke, had pretended she was happy, and it was alright to be the size that she was.
She struggled to keep up with her grandchildren and struggled to walk as she had a bad knee.
For years, local retired postmistress Cherri Dyke, had pretended she was happy, and it was alright to be the size that she was.
She struggled to keep up with her grandchildren and struggled to walk as she had a bad knee.
By Lottie Welch
22nd Jan 2021 | Local News
The 2021 Dorset Knob Throwing and Frome Valley Food Festival will not take place but, after a two-year break, will return to its former home in Cattistock next year.
The decision was made due to the current Covid-19 restrictions and how they are anticipated to continue.
By Lottie Welch
22nd Jan 2021 | Local News
Covid-19 cases in Dorset are beginning to fall, but the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) area now has the UK's 20th highest infection rate.
Public Health Dorset reports there are 1,175 cases in the Dorset Council area, compared to 1,261 on January 15, and 3,138 in the BCP Council area, compared to 3,524.
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By Lottie Welch
22nd Jan 2021 | Local News
An amended planning application is requesting approval for solar panels on the roof of the new Pavilion on Dorchester's Great Field.
The plans, submitted to Dorset Council, also asks for changes to the original design to allow for a bin store, the removal of one window, the addition of a kitchen window and alterations to doors.
By Lottie Welch
21st Jan 2021 | Local News
Calls have been made for pedestrianising a section of Dorchester's High East and High West streets as part of the project to make improvements around the Town Pump.
A meeting of the town's joint heritage committee heard that it would be better for tourism and would allow the area to be used for a market and public performances, giving new focus to the town centre.
By Lottie Welch
21st Jan 2021 | Local News
A five per cent increase in council tax will still leave Dorset Council with reserves depleted and struggling to find further savings – and with no pay increase for staff.
Finance brief holder Cllr Gary Suttle has warned of a tough year ahead and says the risks of being blown off course remain high with uncertainty around how the pandemic will pan out and the effects of Brexit.
By Lottie Welch
20th Jan 2021 | Local News
West Dorset MP Chris Loder has praised St Osmund's Middle School in Dorchester for going "above and beyond" during the pandemic, as he called for vaccinations for teachers to be given higher priority.
Speaking in the House of Commons yesterday (Tuesday), Mr Loder addressed Education Secretary Gavin Williamson, asking him to place vaccinations for teaching staff higher on the agenda, following the efforts they had made to continue the education of young people in challenging circumstances.
By Lottie Welch
20th Jan 2021 | Local News
More than 3,000 Dorset Council and care home staff will have been vaccinated locally against Covid by the end of this week.
Adult social care brief holder Cllr Laura Miller said that by the end of the week, working with Dorset County Hospital, it is estimated that around 3,200 staff and associated care workers will have been vaccinated.
By Lottie Welch
20th Jan 2021 | Local News
A brand-new building that enables a Dorset charity to have an office, community space and café has been completed.
CG Fry built Pavilion in the Park on the Great Field, Poundbury, at cost price, ready for it to be fitted out, and has been handed over to the Alcohol Education Trust (AET).
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