The day that Mr Gladstone visited Gillingham and Mere
By Robert Wellen After Queen Victoria, William Ewart Gladstone was probably the most famous person in late Victorian England. In a…
Stalbridge: The home of the Friendly Society
By Hilary Townsend In 1945, when the first General Election after the last war was being canvassed, students from Oxford…
Lorraine gets there in the end
Lorraine Williams from Stalbridge has reached the finishing line of her epic walking adventure covering a virtual distance from…
Hospital’s future secured as new access road is opened
By Miranda Robertson A £750,000 cash injection has secured the future of Shaftesbury’s Westminster Memorial Hospital – with a new…
Care home’s café is just your cup of tea
At Barchester’s Trinity Manor care home in Sherborne, some key townsfolk recently gathered to discuss some exciting new plans…
Staff honoured by Hospital Friends for pandemic work
By Nicci Brown The Friends of Blandford Community Hospital are continuing to support the hospital and local community, but have…
The Real Cure now adding a great deal of spice to your life
By Miranda Robertson A Shaftesbury couple are enjoying yet more accolades for their charcuterie – with two stars in the…
We’re going bonkers about conkers!
Gardening… with botanist Dr…
Pip Pip hooray! Skincare ladies land top store deal
By Miranda Robertson A Tarrant Monkton woman who launched a gorgeous natural skincare range after years of suffering with rosacea…
List of jobs growing as summer comes to an end
by Tria Stebbing Never a dull moment in the field. The hedgerows have provided, and I have large quantities of…
