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 lies with West Dorset District Council but as of April 2011, it will be with Dorset County Council.  Up to now West [...]

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 if Beaminster and Bridport’s votes are anything to go by, West Dorset is not even in the race. Yet. BT are conducting [...]

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 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 I met my husband but he cooks with it quite a lot and my palate has evolved over the years. I suppose [...]

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 ends up on my cheese plate, I went to check out the Streatfeilds’ estate when they – and many other farmers around [...]

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 so politically correct? There is a certain irony that Carnival should be studied in a country that has never been keen on [...]