Dorset

[ad_1] DORCHESTER City Council must devote part of the savings made during the year to helping the Citizens Advice Bureau – after ending the year in a better position than expected. The authority ended the year £ 50,000 better than expected with its annual budget of around £ 1.5 million. …

[ad_1] The GILLINGHAM carnival will not take place this year after a “careful consideration” by its committee. Carnival, scheduled to take place on Saturday 9 October, is an annual event that sees carts and entertainers line the streets of Dorset town along with a funfair, children’s procession and duck race. …

[ad_1] The number of kilometers traveled by cars in Dorset fell by a quarter last year, with travel impacted by the coronavirus lockdown, figures show. Last year, motorists drove the fewest kilometers on the region’s roads since the turn of the century. But any respite in traffic levels will soon …

[ad_1] A WOMAN kicked a police officer after being arrested for spitting in a man’s face, a court has heard. Hephizibah Elspeth Watts, 29, confronted a group of people in Beaminster on New Years Day, where she coughed in their face and spat in the face of one of the …

[ad_1] THE FAMILY and the friend of a teenager whose body was found in Weymouth Harbor have spoken out in favor of the new safety railings along Custom House Quay. Louis Harris of Dorchester was celebrating his friend James Trowbridge’s 19th birthday at the Royal Oak in Dorchester and then …

[ad_1] A CAFÉ owner has teamed up with the newly refurbished Dorset Museum to serve food to patrons when it reopens – with its delighted owner announcing that jobs are now up for grabs. Todd Moffat, who runs the Chesil Beach cafe alongside his partner Louise, expands his business to …

[ad_1] As pubs were closed across the UK, thousands of gallons of beer that had already been brewed passed their expiration date – meaning in many cases they were simply thrown away. But independent regional brewer Hall & Woodhouse has found a more sustainable solution to what to do with …

[ad_1] On Thursday’s episode of Four in a Bed, the Channel 4 show featured The Beach House in Portland Dorset, owned by former real estate investor Pete. One of the greatest attractions of the B & B, accessing its owner, is its privileged location. The rooms were described as “a …