The The Dorset Post weekly email for 29 September 2026, in full: 0 stories from that week, laid out exactly as the issue lands in the inbox.
Your weekly briefing · Tuesday 29 September 2026
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The Big Story
A31 Shuts at Night from 5 October, Bere Regis to the A350
National Highways will close the A31 overnight between Bere Regis and the A350 for about four weeks from 5 October, and for a full weekend from 16 October.
The Week In Brief
Dorset Dog Beach Ban to Stay 1 May to 30 Sept, Officers Say — Officers want every Dorset dog rule kept from January 2027 after 5,013 people replied. Seatown Beach split 282 to 280, and the £100 fixed penalty stays.
Keel House Fire: £760 Raised by Three Weymouth Appeals — Three people left with nothing by the Keel House fire have opened fundraisers. £760 between them by Wednesday afternoon, in their own words, and how to give.
Golden Magical Ribbon: Dorset author's books for 6 to 9s — Blandford Forum author Debra-Anne Thompson has two Golden Magical Ribbon books out for 6 to 9s, with book three due in October and book four in November.
Weymouth Harbour Fire Exercise: Smoke at North Quay from 6pm — Simulated smoke, fire crews and patrol boats at North Quay Marina from 18:00 on Thursday 24 September. A two hour exercise, and no live fire is used.
What’s On
What's On in Dorset: Beach Motocross, Then Weymouth Fireworks — Free motocross on Weymouth Beach on 10 and 11 October, the fireworks at 8pm on 5 November, plus 33 more dated events with times, prices and organiser links.
Dorset fireworks 2026: Weymouth beach at 8pm on 5 November — Weymouth Town Council lights the bonfire at 7.40pm and starts the fireworks at 8pm on Weymouth Beach on Thursday 5 November, with a pilot drone display.
Dorset pantomimes 2026: Cinderella at Weymouth from 19 Dec — Cinderella at Weymouth Pavilion runs 19 December to 2 January, adults £22 to £25. Jack and the Beanstalk at the Tivoli, Wimborne, is 12 December to 3 January.
Santa in Dorset 2026: Swanage Railway from 28 November — Swanage Railway's Yuletide Express runs from 28 November at £29.95 a seat and Kingston Lacy's Storytelling with Santa is £15.50 a child from the same day.
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