A DEVASTATING £8 million worth of cuts is to be made to local services as the Dorset County Council battles a funding crisis. The news will come as a heavy blow to local communities who could see youth clubs closing and reduced day care provision for
TALKS were last night underway in a battle to save 180 jobs at Dorset car dealer Olympian after it went into receivership. Administrative receivers from Grant Thornton are in talks with a potential buyer for Olympian's three showrooms in Wallisdown, New
ONE of Weymouth's most picturesque beauty spots has been blighted by fly-tipping. Rubbish has ben dumped along Coombe Valley Road which runs between Preston and Came Down. Discarded sofas, beds, a fridge and toys, litter the side of the highway. An outraged
CHICKERELL town councillors have given their backing to Weymouth speedway. Despite previously refusing to support the application Chickerell Town Council will now recommend that West Dorset District Council approve the application. But assistant town
ANGRY villagers watched in horror as hounds tore through gardens and killed a fox while huntsmen struggled to catch up with their pack. The Cattistock Hunt hounds ran free in Bradford Peverell for 20 minutes before a huntsman appeared on foot to try to
DORSET villages will not become 'exclusive enclaves for the wealthy' according to parish councillors. The description of villages in Britain as places where high prices have forced out locals was put forward by the chairman of the Countryside Agency Dr
A PROJECT to prevent a hilltop Dorset coast landmark at Kimmeridge from falling victim to crumbling cliffs could start this spring, Purbeck councillors are now being told. Question marks over the speed of the erosion of the cliffs on this stretch of the
