By Kerry Smith PiP café and community hub, on The Great Field in Poundbury is absolutely thrilled to have been awarded The Kings Foundations - "Building a Legacy" outstanding contribution to community award for 2025. The award recognises one organisation a year that has been created in a new development and has brought cohesion, bonding and created a place where people feel welcomed and want to be. PiP opened in the heart of lockdown in 2021 on what had been a desolate playing field in...

If you've spotted the eye-catching Poundbury Good Things merchandise about or browsed the beautifully designed tea towels and tote bags in the Brace of Butchers, you've seen the fruits of Emma's dedication. But there's much more to this remarkable volunteer than meets the eye . Credit: E Taylor Emma and her husband Ian made Poundbury their home just over two years ago, relocating from rural Somerset with their two beloved dogs, Daisy and Bumble. After years in London followed by countryside...

At our inaugural General Meeting in September, members packed the hall for our first-ever stakeholder panel Q&A session. Rather than letting those valuable answers disappear into meeting minutes, we're publishing them as a series of Q&A features. Each article provides practical guidance on issues that matter to people in Poundbury. Stakeholder Q&A panel, Association meeting September 2025 This first article focuses on antisocial behaviour and community safety. While relatively uncommon in...