Author inspires script

Community Play author Rupert Creed, left with chairman David Lang

11:46am Wednesday 19th June 2013

A POEM by Thomas Hardy has inspired the script for Dorchester’s sixth community play.

DT1: Exciting plans for the future of school

Headteacher of Thomas Hardye School Mike Foley

11:43am Wednesday 19th June 2013

THE headteacher of the Thomas Hardye School has vowed to keep moving forward despite budget pressures.

DT1: You could learn a thing or two with Hettie's project

Hattie Burn, who has organised the Try This event

11:38am Wednesday 19th June 2013

A STUDENT from Dorchester has come up with an innovative new project to share skills and experiences.

DT1: Duchy’s showpiece plans go to council

CGI image of how the square will look.

11:33am Wednesday 19th June 2013

THE latest plans for Poundbury’s showpiece square are now being considered by West Dorset Dist-rict Council.

New cross-Channel cycle link to France launched

GO BAGUETTE ‘EM: From left, Graham Baynes, Shirley Rogers, Bill Rogers and Terry Holder launch the cycle route

11:00am Wednesday 19th June 2013

RIDERS bearing a baguette paid a visit to Maiden Castle as they marked the launch of a new cross-Channel cycle route.

Major road works on the A30

11:00am Wednesday 19th June 2013

ROAD repairs and resurfacing work is to be carried out on the A30 near Shaftesbury at the end of June into July.

Concert at St Mary's Church in Puddletown

11:00am Wednesday 19th June 2013

The boy choristers and lay vicars of Salisbury Cathedral will be performing at St Mary’s Church in Puddletown on Monday, July 1.

£1.75 basket liners a lifeline to endangered seabirds

HELPING HANDS: RSPB officer John Dadds

11:00am Wednesday 19th June 2013

An endangered colony of seabirds is being saved from extinction – thanks to a £1.75 hanging basket liner.

Get wild at trust event in Purbeck

10:10am Wednesday 19th June 2013

Get wild in Wareham with a Dorset Wildlife Trust event.

Alleged stabbing victim says: ‘I saw he wanted to kill me’

10:06am Wednesday 19th June 2013

A WEYMOUTH man is standing trial accused of stabbing another in the arm. Michael Morris, of East Street, is charged with unlawful wounding with intent and an alternative charge, relating to an incident on February 16 this year.

Vote for your hero worker for an award

10:02am Wednesday 19th June 2013

NOMINATIONS for the 2013 Pride Awards which recognise achievements by Dorset County Council staff are now under way.

UPDATED: Missing man has been found

MISSING: Simon Evans

2:50am Wednesday 19th June 2013

A MAN who went missing from his home in Lyme Regis has been found safe and well.

Still time to enter It's a Knockout competition

11:00am Wednesday 19th June 2013

There’s still time to enter a team in a fundraiser based on classic game show It’s a Knockout.

Take your partners for barn dance

11:00am Wednesday 19th June 2013

A barn dance will be held in the Savill Hall, in aid of Cattistock Church on Friday from 7.30pm.

Market in Broadmayne community hall

11:00am Wednesday 19th June 2013

A market will be held in St Martin’s Community Hall in Broadmayne from 2pm to 3.30pm on Friday. All proceeds will be donated to the upkeep of the hall.

All the fun of the carnival at Wool

11:00am Wednesday 19th June 2013

Morris dancers, radio-controlled cars and a parade will be part of the fun at Wool Carnival on Sunday.

Weekend of misery for allergy sufferers

11:00am Wednesday 19th June 2013

COUNTY: Motorists in Dorset who suffer from hay fever are being warned to take extra care when driving, as allergy experts predict weeks of misery ahead.

Purbeck district council set to meet

11:00am Wednesday 19th June 2013

PURBECK district council’s planning board meets at Westport House, Worgret Road, Wareham, on June 26. The meeting, including public participation time, starts at 11.30am.

Workshops at Portland craft exhibition

11:00am Wednesday 19th June 2013

There will be Royal Manor Workshops at the Portland Summer Craft Exhibition on July 6.

Walled gardens to open to raise funds for Moreton village hall

11:00am Wednesday 19th June 2013

The Walled Garden at Moreton is opening its doors on Sunday, June 30 to raise funds for the village hall rebuild.

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