West Dorset: Have your say on free bus travel
IT SEEMS that all the news is about cuts these days and this is no exception. Money available for bus passes for older people is being significantly reduced. At the moment, responsibility locally…
West Dorset: Let’s at least try to get superfast broadband!
HAVE YOU heard from “Race to Infinity”? Sounds a bit Toy Story but is it child’s play? If you think your broadband connection is slower than what you’re actually paying for, read on because…
Beaminster: No money for primary school lollipop lady (UPDATED)
A lollipop lady’s wage is in the region of £3,200 per year. New council offices cost millions. Where would you rather your local taxes went?
The wonder of a West Dorset chilli
THE CHILLI plant that my husband bought from Joy Michaud at the Melplash Show was the best thing we have bought at a food show, ever. I didn’t even particularly like chillies when…
Tour of Denhay’s cheese house tickles nostrils
WE’VE LOST touch with nature. We have no idea where our food comes from. What does our farmer down the road get up to? As I buy Denhay bacon and their Farmhouse Cheddar…
Are carnivals relevant to West Dorset countryside and coast?
An opinion piece about plans to spend £45,000 studying carnivals along the Jurassic Coast of Dorset and East Devon IS THIS country too anchored in its past or feeling too guilty to be…