Held each September, Heritage Week sees an abundance of stunning properties open their doors to visitors completely free of charge many of which are normally closed to the public, providing the perfect opportunity for architecture enthusiasts to discover some of Dorsets hidden charms. Video by icmtv.
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Dorset Architectural Heritage Week
Posted in Dorset, Video, tagged Bournemouth, Gillingham, Maiden Castle, Poole, Sturminster Newton on November 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Maiden Castle
Posted in Dorset, tagged Dorchester, Maiden Castle, Winterborne Monkton on August 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Maiden Castle is a hill fort, mostly dating from the Iron Age, in the civil parish of Winterborne Monkton, situated 2 miles south of Dorchester. Most of the works at the site date from around 450 to 300 BC, when an earlier Iron Age hillfort dating to c. 600 BC was extended.
Dorchester Tourism Video
Posted in Dorset, Video, tagged Casterbridge, Dorchester, Maiden Castle, Poundbury on June 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Dorchester is the county town of Dorset and was the town of Casterbridge in Thomas Hardy’s novels. The town has a rich historical past with strong roman links as well as the Iraon Age Maiden Castle Fort just outside the town. Video from theguide123
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Dorset Echo- Family of Portland hit and run victim £2,000 in debt after funeral November 23, 2009THE former partner and family of hit-and-run victim Andy Mundy have been left more than £2,000 in debt from his death.
- South West raises £548,000 for Children in Need November 23, 2009HUNDREDS of generous funsters celebrated raising £548,302 for Children in Need at the South West’s live telethon in Weymouth.
- Dorset takes another battering November 23, 2009DORSET took a battering again over the weekend with gale force winds and driving rain causing havoc.
- Empty homes in North Dorset 'a disgrace' November 23, 2009HOUSING chiefs in North Dorset have slammed empty homes as an ‘absolute disgrace’.
- Value House backs Christmas Toy Appeal November 23, 2009Value House in Weymouth has supported the Dorset Echo’s Christmas Toy Appeal since the store opened.
- Dorset heart attack victim stages one-man show for hospital November 23, 2009A HEART attack victim is celebrating his recovery by performing an exhausting one-man show to re-pay the hospital that saved his life.
- Family of Portland hit and run victim £2,000 in debt after funeral November 23, 2009
- Bridport News
- LYME: Storm watchers branded 'idiots' November 19, 2009STORM watchers risked their lives as giant waves crashed over Lyme Regis Cobb during Saturday’s gales.
- Lyme: £500,000 seafront shelters scheme scuppered November 19, 2009HOPES of securing a £500,000 grant towards the major upgrading of Lyme’s seafront shelters have been scuppered.
- Charmouth: Gardening fraudsters face jail November 19, 2009TWO Bridport men who swindled a frail pensioner have been warned they face jail.
- West Dorset: Dad wades in to save flood-trapped family and mum-to-be November 19, 2009A FATHER waded through rising floodwater in the middle of the night to rescue his family and a pregnant woman stranded on top of their car near Charmouth.
- Bridport: Gardening fraudsters face jail November 19, 2009TWO Bridport men who swindled a frail pensioner have been warned they face jail.
- West Bay: Coastguards risk their lives to save cliff fall dog November 19, 2009West Bay volunteer coastguards risked their lives in a two-day cliff top rescue to save a nine-year-old dog.
- West Dorset: Student punched into coma by Lyme thug returns home November 19, 2009A STUDENT who almost died after he was attacked by a thug has told how lucky he feels to be alive.
- Lyme: Armistice Day respects paid November 19, 2009Lyme Regis came to a halt on Armistice Day as the town paid its respects to those who lost their lives in war.
- Lyme: Box scheme bid backed November 19, 2009Lyme Regis Town Council has backed food retailers in their bid to combat one of their major problems.
- Beaminster: MasterChef judge judges a MasterChef champion November 19, 2009MasterChef winner Mat Follas out-cooked leading rivals to win further national acclaim for his new Beaminster restaurant.
- LYME: Storm watchers branded 'idiots' November 19, 2009
- Bournemouth Echo
- A338 Spur Road brought to standstill in both directions November 24, 2009Even worse - that is the overwhelming response from motorists in Bournemouth after changes to the controversial A338 Spur Road works caused more chaos across the conurbation.
- Protesters take 'free Michael' battle to Hungarian embassy November 24, 2009SUPPORTERS of imprisoned Corfe Castle man Michael Turner have taken their protest to the Hungarian Embassy.
- King of the mountain November 24, 2009“HORRENDOUS and humbling.”
- Pledges over hospital despite ward moves November 24, 2009HOSPITAL chiefs have pledged their commitment to Christchurch Hospital despite fears that the ongoing closure of wards is leading to the transfer of all services to Bournemouth.
- Foreign lizards threat to our native species November 24, 2009ALIEN species of lizard have caused a sharp decline in the number of protected sand lizards on Dorset’s cliffs, research has revealed.
- Clarkson blows a gasket over Spur Road as shift in works causes chaos November 23, 2009OUTSPOKEN Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson has stepped into the row over the Bournemouth Spur road as highway chiefs meet to discuss whether to stop work at weekends in the run-up to Christmas.
- Delays not acceptable, says man behind A338 works November 23, 2009THE man behind the controversial A338 Spur Road works said yesterday’s traffic delays were “not acceptable”.
- Let there be lights November 23, 2009THE stars have been coming out to light up Christmas in London.
- Bid to spread the word on the street November 23, 2009NO ONE can really measure the success of the LV Streetwise Centre.
- Southbourne school pupils are punished for 'discriminatory comments' November 23, 2009TWO pupils have been disciplined for making “discriminatory comments” to each other in an incident at a Southbourne School.
- A338 Spur Road brought to standstill in both directions November 24, 2009
- BBC Dorset
- Embassy demo over extradited menSupporters of a Dorset man extradited to Hungary after being accused of fraud protest outside the Hungarian Embassy.
- Short circuit behind estate fireAbout 35 firefighters tackle a fire at an industrial estate in Poole, which involved two gas cylinders and destroyed a truck.
- Services for elderly in spotlightOlder people are being asked for their views on support services as part of a government-backed public consultation.
- Jail strike dispute 'unresolved'Union officials hold talks with prison bosses after an unofficial strike by officers in Liverpool, Lancashire, Cheshire and Dorset.
- Virus fears over sand lizardsA virus carried by non-native lizards could be devastating a rare species of sand reptile in Dorset, wildlife experts fear.
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