Paul Jones

Dorchester firm hands £6,400 to Dorset County Hospital appeal

A DORCHESTER firm has handed more than £6,400 to the Dorset County Hospital Charity. NFU Mutual Agents and staff at…

MP COLUMN: ‘We can’t afford to do nothing on climate change’

“THE problem with the UK is we don’t make anything anymore.” This is often said by people as a truth…

Gillingham School rated ‘good’ in all areas after Ofsted inspection

GILLINGHAM School is ‘good’ in all areas, according to a new report. Teachers, staff, pupils and parents are celebrating the…

Homeowners on new Stalbridge development handed bird boxes, seeds and more

KETTLE, tea bags, milk, bird box… The welcome pack handed to new homeowners at a development in Stalbridge has expanded…

West Dorset MP, Chris Loder

MP COLUMN: ‘Speed cameras on the A30 could save lives’

IN recent times, the eastbound stretch of the A30, which connects Yeovil to Sherborne, has been the site of…

Meet officers from Dorset Police’s rural team in Cerne Abbas

RESIDENTS will have the chance to meet the rural policing team at an event next week. The Dorset Police Rural…

Grant money to save threatened species in Dorset

PROJECTS to protect threatened animal species in Dorset will benefit from a share of £14.5 million of funding, it…

MP COLUMN: ‘Alzheimer’s, schools and cider on first-week agenda’

I’M writing this article as I sit on the train on my way back to Somerset after my first…

Website still selling Holbrook Manor & Club vouchers to be taken down

A WEBSITE still offering gift vouchers for the closed Holbrook Manor & Club is set to be taken down. Customers…

Confusion over Dyke’s Way road closure at Wincanton Business Park

COMMUTERS in Wincanton were faced with delays this morning after a major through road was closed. Roadworks are taking place…