Dorset Border News Today

autumn and although it will feel warm by the weekend, it will feel pretty autumnal with wet, windy weather affecting more western parts of the country. weve got high pressure dominating the scene today, a few weather fronts across the south. they brought showers to south—east england, the odd heavy one in hampshire and berkshire. further north, an odd shower but most places dry. the best of the sunshine across the north and it will feel quite warm, low 20s for many, up to the mid 20s...

All spaces in public life. work�*s underway to release watervoles which have been bred in captivity into the wild on the hampshire dorset border. the animals were almost wiped out thirty years ago by predatory mink 30 years ago by predatory mink which had escaped from fur farms. its hoped 50 young voles will help re—establish the population. james ingham reports. in the back of this van is a very special cargo. nestled in these boxes are water voles, bred in captivity, but now ready for the ...

HISTORY groups are continuing to run events and meetings online. Meetings hosted by both the West Dorset Group of the Somerset and Dorset Family History Society (WDG) and the Bridport History Society will be going ahead over Zoom this month. The first of these meetings will be hosted by WDG on Saturday, May 8 from 1.30pm. The meeting is entitled ‘Coker Canvas: The Textile Industry of the Somerset/Dorset Border’ and will see Richard Simms talking about his latest book involving the t...