Diary - some schools back 1st June 2020 The day after the weekend, which saw chaos at two beauty spots, Lulworth Cove and Durdle Door. Other coastal locations in Dorset suffered similarly from an... Diary
Diary - Durdle Door and Lulworth swamped by visitors 31st May 2020 The sun has not stopped shining, which is causing its own problems, not least by attracting thousands of people to beauty-spots such as Durdle Door and Lulworth... Diary
Diary - Sandbanks ferry to reopen next month 29th May 2020 Our regular weekly update with Dorset Council lasted more than an hour this morning. The Wareham Forest fire was the subject of our attention for a while and I... Diary
Diary - most MPs back to the House on Tuesday 28th May 2020 Another sunny day. I first had a chat to the Sun's new defence correspondent, Jerome Starkey. He's been a foreign correspondent for many years and was most... Diary
Diary - pushing hard for tourism with minister 27th May 2020 Wall-to-wall sunshine. No rain. The fire at Wareham Forest remains out and my deep gratitude to all the firefighters who tackled the fire for days. Apart from... Diary
Diary - helping with a firebreak 26th May 2020 Another wonderful, sunny day. As a farmer, we need rain and badly. None is on the horizon at the moment. The fire brigade made a request for some tree clearing... Diary
Diary - checking on Wareham Forest fire 24th May 2020 Another very warm day. With the Bank Holiday in full swing, reports came back of packed beaches. With dozens of firefighters still in Wareham Forest, I headed... Diary
Diary - high winds re-ignite heath fire 22nd May 2020 Another sunny, but windy day, the latter creating a nightmare for firefighters tackling the fire on Bloxworth Heath, near Bere Regis. First thing, though, was... Diary
Diary - a tour of fire-ravaged heathland 21st May 2020 Another sunny and very warm day. I'd organised to meet Fire Chief Ben Ansell at the scene of an horrific heath fire which began on Monday near Bere Regis. The... Diary