Dorchester, the county town of Dorset sits on the banks of the River Frome and the between the towns Bridport and Weymouth. Dorchester is an historic market town and is probably best known for being the home and birthplace of the nineteenth century novelist and poet, Thomas Hardy. While he lived in Dorchester Hardy... 

Seagul FRI 5  TO  SUN 7    AN INTRODUCTION TO LICHENS & BRYOPHYTES 4.00 pm Friday 5th April to 2.00 pm. Sunday 7th April    The Kingcombe Centre, Lower Kingcombe, Toller Porcorum, nr. Maiden Newton, DT2 0EQ.   [SY 553 990]. Join tutor Bryan Edwards at the Dorset Wildlife Trust Kingcombe Centre to acquire... 

Sarcophagus In yet another exciting coup for Duke’s Auctioneers, a rare Roman sarcophagus is to be sold at the firm’s Dorchester auction house next week, and is expected to fetch up to £50,000. It’s becoming a bit of a speciality for Duke’s, who last year sold another Roman coffin for £100,000, after it was discovered... 

Maritime Mix Maritime Mix – London 2012 Cultural Olympiad by the Sea, the largest creative celebration planned for Dorset and the Jurassic Coast to date, is weeks away. Animating Weymouth, Portland and the Jurassic Coast this unique creative celebration will celebrate the area’s status as the 2nd largest Olympic... 

Dorchester resident and amateur photographer, Ian Metcalf snapped this beauty, taken in Blandford on the River Stour. Kingfisher by Ian Metcalf click for full size version.  Read More →

Silky Fox Award Kingston Maurward College launches RFS Silky Fox Handsaws AwardsKingston Maurward College in Dorset will be amongst the first colleges in the Uk to launch The Royal Forestry Society (RFS) Silky Fox Handsaws Awards to recognise outstanding students on courses with a strong practical arboriculture or...