blackmorevale

Final touches are applied to town’s seats of learning

Final touches were being made last month to the canopied and sculptured seats forming a public art installation at Badbury...

Lockdown III – time to explore lovely walks around the Blackmore Vale

The NBV’s Steve Keenan describes the top ten shorter walks in the Vale. The original piece included details of cafes...

Action call after car ploughs into garden

Members of Child Okeford Parish Council are worried a ‘tragedy will happen sooner or later’ unless traffic calming measures are...

Lucy reflects on a remarkable century

A former nurse who celebrated her 100th birthday just before Christmas and who still keeps in touch with a school...

Brad gears up to Superbikes

Stalbridge racer Brad Jones, 22, has secured a new deal with PR Racing BMW to race in the British Superbike...

E-scooter trial goes with a real Zwing

An E-Scooter trial in Yeovil has been hailed the top performing in the UK after users travelled further than the...

Marking 35 years of upward mobility

A former aircraft engineer and draughtsman who designed a ‘one-off’ adapted car for a disabled neighbour has seen his business...

Group offering free doorstep panto

A theatre company is offering to bring panto to your doorstep for free in Somerset. The Tale of the Charming...

The show must go on at the Octagon

Our fifth annual trip to the Octagon for their panto was a bit different this year. Hasn’t everything been a...

Stage is set for a bright future for remarkable communitiy initiative

When Julian Fellowes, the actor, director and Academy award-winning screenwriter, officially opened The Exchange in Sturminster Newton in 2007, he...