Care homes’ poppy tribute
Care home residents in Sherborne and Blandford made beautiful displays for Remembrance Day. Residents of Colten Care homes Abbey...
Archive pictures shows Dorset beginnings of animal sanctuary
Those with long memories and possible local ancestry may well remember when Ferne Estate, located in the parish of...
Pearl appeal for a very worthy cause
AT the start of 1918, three years before the British Legion held their first Poppy Appeal, the Red Cross Pearl...
Benefits help for over-50s
Age UK North, South & West Dorset holds regular surgeries where over 50s can come and ask an expert questions...
Council stops leisure centre funding
Council tax payers in Blandford will not be asked again to pay extra to support the town’s leisure centre –...
Signals soldiers help out with gravestone tidy-up
REMEMBRANCE activities will sadly be restricted this year with covid restrictions making the usual gatherings and parade impossible. But...
Handlebars are wunderbar at law firm
Solicitors in Blandford are tackling a particularly hair- raising case in tribute to a much-loved colleague. Staff at Blanchards...
New manager for town’s foodbank
Gillingham Foodbank has a new manager. Hannah ‘Han’ Gibbons has decided to step back from managing the foodbank in...
County councillors oppose move to charge for parking
Both Blandford’s county councillors have opposed the move, saying they will be questioning officers and voicing their objections to...
Anger over car parking charge plan
An announcement by Dorset Council that car park charges are to be imposed from 8am to 8pm each day...
