Tory sleaze – the continuing story
WHILE pondering the news this week I could not stop thinking about the 1960s Tory Government which loitered on…
Teachers’ unions should think again
REGULAR readers of my New Blackmore Vale column will know of the importance I place on education. The skills…
‘I was running’: How man’s Forrest Gump moment changed his life…
“I WAS like Forrest Gump – I just felt like running.” In April last year, Ashley Gingell went out for…
School wins international reading award
Sherborne Primary School pupils rack up 64 million words in an outstanding year of reading, devouring 9,922 books in…
Inspectors rate Hanford ‘Excellent’
A Vale school is celebrating after being rated as ‘excellent’ by inspectors. Hanford School, an independent day and boarding prep…
King Arthur’s School is on the up
A Wincanton school has been praised for improvements since it was rated ‘inadequate’ in 2017. King Arthur’s School has been…
Lions foodbank help
BLANDFORD and District Lions Club has given £1,000 of meat vouchers to Blandford food bank, thanks to generous donations. Each…
Mopping up at the Mill
Walford Mill trustees dashed with mops to Wimborne’s grade II listed mill building as heavy rainfall saw water seeping…
Lighten up
Sustainability is the theme of a trail of lights on display in Wincanton later this month. Artists, shopkeepers, schools and…
Spotting wildflowers in early spring
As winter recedes to make way for spring, you’ll start to see flashes of light and colour in the…
