Go-ahead given to extend railway line
Plans to extend North Dorset Railway (NDR) at Shillingstone are steaming ahead after Dorset Council granted permission to start work...
Broadband firm in running for award
A Blandford company has been shortlisted for a rural business award. Wessex Internet will battle it out against fellow rural...
Bereaved mum takes protest to the top
The mother of a boy who touched the nation before he died of a brain tumour aged 16, has been...
HOLMES, MIKE (Of Wincanton)
HOLMES, MIKE (Of Wincanton) Passed away peacefully at Yeovil District Hospital on 18th August 2021 aged 86 years. Much loved...
CHRISTOPHER Anthony Ernest (Tony)
CHRISTOPHER Anthony Ernest (Tony) Formerly of Sutton Waldron, Iwerne Minster and Blandford Forum, passed away peacefully in Perth, West Australia...
Wilson (nee Lush) Mary
Wilson (nee Lush) Mary of Over Compton. Passed away peacefully in Yeovil District Hospital on the 1st September 2021, aged...
Paul crowned champion of sausages
Q: What happened when Ludlow butcher Paul Buttling won an award that recognised his sausages as the best in the...
Welcome back to pub
The Kings Arms at East Stour would like to welcome customers back to ‘a spacious and safe environment with the...
Practice to stay where it is
The Blandford Group Practice has abandoned its plans for the purchase of Shottsford House in Heddington Drive, Blandford, and is...
Charlie raises more than £3,000 in memory of dad
Over £3,000 has been raised in sponsorship and through a fundraising raffle by Charlie Strange, who has run four marathons...
