Mark Hix and Ben Ben Champkin Trainee Chef at The Eastbury Hotel in Sherborne, is congratulated by Mark Hix after Mark judged Ben to be the Winner of the Dorset Young Seafood Master Chef Challenge. Ben competed in the live cook off demonstration on Sunday 10th July, at the Dorset Seafood Festival in Weymouth. Ben’s winning dish of Roasted sea bass, warm lobster, broad beans and pea fricassee... 

Mud House Wines Mud, Mud, glorious Mud House! Despite a promising start, the summer has proved to be a wash out so far.  Despite this, the aptly named New Zealand winery, Mud House, is celebrating the festival season and will be donning its wellies (just in case!) at the Dorset Seafood Festival, which takes place on 9th and 10th July at Weymouth Harbour.  Mud House wines will be showing off its new... 

Cycle West Cycle West Vive le vélo! Dorset set for business boost from a £7.6 million tourist initiative with real ‘wheel appeal’ • Three new international cycling routes will boost green tourism and bring Britain and France closer together • Weymouth and Poole will provide ‘cross border’ biking links • Business boost for tourist attractions, B&Bs, cafes, camp sites, pubs... 

Portland Dog Show There is going to be a Dog Open Day held on the New Ground Portland Dorset on 29th August 2011 at 1100-1500 Hours. This great doggy event will be involving a partnership project between WPBC (Dog Warden), DCC (Ranger Service) and The Portland Gas Trust. The event will run from 11am – 3pm.  We hope to have a dog show with a prize for the winner, dog agility display (local dog...