Weekly luxury hamper raffle
Luxury hampers filled with delicious produce from Motcombe Community Shop will be raffled every Saturday morning between May 29…
Open Fridge officially open and it’s giving away food and cutting waste
Shaftesbury is heralding a novel way to cut food waste while giving townsfolk easy access to fresh, nutritious food…
Flytipper costs hospice funds
Do you recognise this sofa? If you do, you may want to send Weldmar Hospicecare a donation for the…
County ‘market leaders’ on climate
Dorset Council’s handling of the climate emergency was defended at May’s Cabinet meeting by Councillor Ray Bryan, portfolio holder…
RNLI in appeal to potential lifesavers
The Blackmore Vale branch of the RNLI is appealing for urgent support in order to fund its lifeguards on…
Gardening group is blooming busy
Wincanton and District Gardeners’ Association, for many years, have been planting flowerbeds and containers around the town twice a…
Market towns to get £440k improvements
Eleven market towns in South Somerset will receive grant funding for projects to improve the appearance of their town…
RBL marks 100 years of support
Wincanton Branch of the Royal British Legion held a short and small commemoration at the town’s War Memorial on…
St Mary’s pupils set to return to the ‘Marie Celeste’ school to say farewell
In March 2020, the 215 girls at St Mary’s near Shaftesbury had their time there cut short when coronavirus…
Hardy cyclists brave thunder and rain
With big smiles and high spirits, hundreds of soggy cyclists braved the monsoons and pushed through the gruelling 55-mile…
