The Red Bladder’s Christmas message comes from Poundbury
To enter Poundbury is to enter the Pit of Despair.
Read articleReviewed: The Poet Laureate in Poundbury
It’s good when it comes, but Michel Hooper-Immins has to wait for his beef and his beer.
Read articleMarshwood Vale residents want A35 action to stop traffic snarl-ups
RESIDENTS in the Marshwood Vale want Dorset Police and highways officials to stop the narrow lanes of the vale being rammed with traffic whenever the A35…
Read articlePhilip Larkin’s verdict on Weymouth: “delicious”
IN JULY 1953 Philip Larkin stayed at the Royal Hotel on Weymouth seafront. He came on holiday with his mother Eva and was often mistaken for her…
Read articleDorchester: £60 million Charles Street redevelopment approved (UPDATED)
Work should begin early 2011 on the £60 million redevelopment of the Charles Street site in Dorchester town centre. First up: new offices for West Dorset District Council.
Read articleDorchester’s Colliton Club judged best club in Wessex
FOR THE THIRD time in four years, The Colliton Club opposite County Hall in Dorchester has won the Wessex regional Club of the Year competition, run by the Campaign…
Read articleRare chance to go inside Dorchester’s Roman Town House
FOR JUST six hours visitors will be allowed to walk across the mosaic floors of Dorchester’s Roman Town House. The ancient tesselated pavements of the best…
Read articleDorchester: District Council advertises £9 million contract for building new HQ
WEST Dorset District Council’s controversial plans for a new HQ in Dorchester have gone out to tender. The council today published a notice inviting construction companies…
Read articleDorchester: Budget hotel plan for Brewery Square
FORTY-FIVE jobs will be created in Dorchester if planning permission is given for a new 76-bed budget hotel instead of flats. The developers of Brewery Square…
Read articleDorchester town centre plans submitted. Waitrose to anchor £60 million scheme
A PLANNING application has just been submitted for the controversial £60 million redevelopment of the Charles Street site in Dorchester. Waitrose has agreed terms to relocate…
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