Bridport and Lyme Regis News • 18th November 2024 Farmers set to descend on Westminster to rally against "unfair" tax changes Dorset farmers are heading to Westminster to demonstrate against new inheritance tax rules which they fear threaten their farms.
Dorset Echo • 17th November 2024 "This will be robustly defended" says applicant for Portland waste incinerator Powerfuel Portland says the campaign against the company's plans to build an incinerator at Portland Port will be "robustly defended."
Dorset Echo • 17th November 2024 "It needs to be stopped": Huge turnout as protestors march against incinerator plan A HUGE crowd flocked to the town centre in Weymouth to voice their opposition to a controversial waste incinerator planned for Portland.
Bridport and Lyme Regis News • 11th November 2024 Farmers face "added burden" after inheritance tax changes One farmer slammed it as "totally unfair" and an agricultural society chairman said it will "destroy" the livelihoods family farms have worked hard to build over the years.
Dorset Echo • 2nd November 2024 "We are united against it": Councillors back challenge against waste incinerator A campaign against plans for a controversial waste incinerator is gaining pace, with local councillors slamming it as an "eyesore" which will "desecrate" the coast.
Dorset Echo • 31st October 2024 Dorset learner drivers face up to 24-week wait to take test New statistics from the Taxpayers Alliance show the national average waiting time for a practical car driving test is currently just over 17 weeks or almost four months.
Dorset Echo • 26th October 2024 'It's scary' - Traders tell of their fears as shoplifting levels rise in Dorset Shoplifting in Dorset has increased by 20 per cent in the space of a year - amid local traders voicing their fears as they approach their busiest time of the year.
Dorset Echo • 16th October 2024 Hopes of rethink on waste incinerator as legal challenge mounted CAMPAIGNERS are hoping they can force a rethink on the controversial waste incinerator on Portland as they progress with a legal challenge.
Dorset Echo • 26th September 2024 Anger over controversial incinerator plans with campaign to try and reverse decision There has been a huge community backlash after planning permission was granted to build a waste incinerator on Portland.
Dorset Echo • 23rd August 2024 PICTURES: Joy as students across Dorset collect GCSE results Pupils at Dorset schools including Thomas Hardye in Dorchester, Budmouth Academy in Chickerell and All Saints Church of England Academy in Wyke Regis all picked up their results on Thursday, August 22.
Dorset Echo • 6th July 2024 New South Dorset MP "ready to hit the ground running" and announces priorities The general election saw the Labour Party gain the South Dorset seat from the Conservatives in a tightly fought contest.
Dorset Echo • 6th July 2024 'There's a lot to be done': West Dorset's new Lib Dem MP says work starts Monday Speaking after the historic result, Lib Dem Edward Morello said 'there's an awful lot to be done' and the 'hard work starts on Monday'
Dorset Echo • 7th May 2024 Traders welcome plans to review car park charges by newly elected council The Dorset Council elections saw the Liberal Democrats take control from the Conservatives and Lib Dem group leader Nick Ireland immediately promised changes.
Bridport and Lyme Regis News • 7th January 2024 Gap year student launches fundraiser to embark on volunteering project abroad A gap year student is raising funds to do vital environmental and community work abroad.
Bridport and Lyme Regis News • 24th December 2023 Local community kitchen providing "sanctuary" to vulnerable people this winter Harsh cold weather poses severe health risks to those who are homeless or vulnerably housed and the festive period may exacerbate feelings of loneliness and social isolation.
Dorset Echo • 2nd December 2023 Teenager lands apprenticeship at popular Weymouth restaurant Adam Bentley, aged 18, felt disinterested in his academic studies and subsequently decided to pursue a more creative outlet.
Dorset Echo • 30th November 2023 Christmas tractor run in memory of 14-year-old William Paddy The WillDoes Tractor Run will see nearly 100 parading tractors adorned with Christmas lights touring through villages, raising money to help the charity its mission of promoting physical and mental well-being in young people.
Dorset Echo • 28th November 2023 One man and his dog on epic walk to tackle child abuse trauma Artist and art teacher Stephen Yates, 71, and his Labrador collie Jack, walked 270 miles from his home on Portland to his birthplace in Yorkshire.
Dorset Echo • 24th November 2023 Viral TikTok criticised by National Trust over use of Dorset landmark A TikTok publicity video has been criticised by the National Trust for filming on one of Dorset’s landmarks without permission.
Mancunian Matters • 2nd June 2023 Government announces "crackdown" on under-age vaping The government has announced a crackdown on vape marketing to stop the “unacceptable” targeting of children and teens.
