Dorset hotel named in The Times list for best value stay
EXPERTS at The Times have named a Shaftesbury hotel as one of the best places to stay for under…
The New Blackmore Vale Magazine
Haynes Motor Museum car boot sale returns this weekend: All you need to know
THIS weekend will see the return of a popular Somerset car boot sale for a new season. Haynes Motor Museum…
Somerset recyclers unite! Pringles tubes can now go in your black box
PRINGLES tubes – the nemesis of recycling boxes everywhere – can now be recycled in kerbside collections across Somerset. The…
Man to pay “significant costs” after hare coursing in Dorchester – the first conviction of its kind in Dorset
NEW legislation has been used to order a man to pay “significant costs” after he was found guilty of…
Wincanton to mark VE Day 80 with moment of celebration in Cale Park
WINCANTON will host a “shared moment of celebration” marking the 80th anniversary of VE Day next month. On May 10,…
Two charged after alleged car-jacking near Dorchester
TWO men have been charged in connection with an incident near Dorchester which saw a driver hauled from his…
Gigaclear broadband roll-out provides relief for Stalbridge
MORE than 1,000 residents and businesses in Stalbridge are now able to access fast broadband. Engineers completed work to extend…
Man, 33, arrested after robbery and attempted robberies near Dorchester
A 33-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested in connection with an alleged robbery and attempted robberies near Dorchester. The arrest comes…
Shaftesbury artist on the “worrying” decline of cuckoos – and how the town’s nature serves as his muse
A SHAFTSBURY environmental painter is calling for nature to take back control to restore what has been lost. Gary Cook,…
WH Smith to disappear from Vale high streets after shops sold
WH Smith is to disappear from Vale high streets after the firm sold its shops for £76 million. Hobbycraft owner,…
Older drivers in Dorset given reminder on road safety from police
MORE than 100 older drivers took part in a series of workshops in Dorchester last week to get advice…
Stalbridge man to walk non-stop around the town for 24 hours for charity
A STALBRIDGE man is going to great lengths – repeatedly – to raise money for the…
The Clockspire restaurant in Milborne Port scoops ‘Best Front of House Team’ prize
FINE dining restaurant The Clockspire has taken home the award for ‘Best Front of House Team’ in this year’s…
Plans to close Warminster’s Morrisons Café: See full list of affected stores
THE Morrisons store in Warminster is set to be affected by a huge shake-up by the supermarket giant. Morrisons has…
Dogs ‘rip lamb from inside pregnant ewe’ on farm near Mere
A EWE – believed to have been pregnant – was brutally attacked by two dogs on a farm near…
Dorset NHS venues handed Great British Energy cash for solar panels
ENERGY bills at NHS properties across Dorset could drop by around £200,000 a year thanks to new solar panels. Healthcare…
Gillingham’s carnival president and Imperial Silver Band honoured with Freedom of the Town
TWO cornerstones of Gillingham have been given the freedom of the town. This prestigious award was given to Mary Bridle,…
Dorset, Wiltshire and Somerset locations among top 10 UK spots for stunning sunsets
LOCATIONS in Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire make the list of the top 10 places in the UK and Ireland…
Blackmore Vale set to be part of 20 million-tree Western Forest
PARTS of the Blacmore Vale will form a new Western Forest, the government has announced. A new national forest, stretching…
Sherborne named as one of the best places to live in the southwest by The Sunday Times
SHERBORNE, which has been described as “drop dead gorgeous”, has been crowned one of the best places to live…
Review: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre
THE Chitty Chitty Bang Bang musical at Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre is a beloved musical based on the 1968 film…