For the past 26 years, the Dorset County Show has called Cokers Frome, on the outskirts of Dorchester, home. In 2027, the Show will move just a few fields away to a new Showground at Pigeon House Farm on Slyers Lane.
Pop-up Pride Dorchester is back for its second year with a fabulous and packed programme. The initiative, driven by Dorchester Town Council with the support of local partners.
The Wessex area has not been included within the Devolution Priority Programme announced by the Government Wednesday 5 Feb. Council leaders say the announcement is “Extremely disappointing”.
Businesses across the UK experienced an alarming surge in robberies last year, with an average of 33 incidents occurring daily. Data from the Office for National Statistics. A study by Usdaw, the union representing shop workers, also found that one in five retail employees faced violent assaults in the past year.
It’s been announced by Dorset Council that it has finalised a contract with Beryl Bikes for the introduction and management of a bicycle hire scheme covering Dorchester, Weymouth and Portland.
Locations for the bicycle stands are still being worked on and an exact ‘go live’ date we will be announced soon.