Swanage Beach awarded Blue Flag status and Seaside Award – for 24th year
SWANAGE Beach has once again been awarded Blue Flag status for another year – as well as retaining the…
Have your say over new plans for new-look Swanage seafront
THE public is being invited to have their say over latest plans to save parts of Swanage seafront from…
Mystery surrounds declining puffin colony in Purbeck
EXPERTS have been trying to get to the bottom of why the puffin colony in Purbeck has been in…
Dorchester Recycling Centre to close for one day this week
THOSE planning a trip to the Dorchester Household Recycling Centre this Tuesday (April 8) are asked to make alternative…
Dorset locations among top 10 spots for stunning sunsets
LOCATIONS in Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire make the list of the top 10 places in the UK and Ireland…
“Talk with us”: Calls for transparency over plans to fell dozens of trees at Swanage hostel
SWANAGE residents are appealing for a youth hostel to provide more information about their plans to fell more than…
Swanage hostel defends plans to fell protected trees – a decision branded as “ecologically destructive”
PROTECTED trees in Swanage are set to be felled following concerns over subsidence- a move that has sparked outrage…
Beavers return to the wild in Studland after 400 years in historic reintroduction
TWO pairs of Eurasian beavers are currently roaming the wild in Studland following a historic reintroduction. The semi-aquatic rodents were…
Oscar-winning actor becomes patron of Planet Purbeck
OSCAR-winning actor Sir Mark Rylance has become patron of the Planet Purbeck community group. Sir Mark, who recently appeared on…
Proposals to ban unauthorised beach camping and barbeques across Studland
A BAN on unauthorised beach camping and barbeques could be extended across Studland in a bid to prevent wildfires…