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Alan Turing items – including school reports – back in Sherborne from US

MEMBERS of the US Department of Homeland Security Investigations were in Sherborne recently. But rather than taking away a suspect…

Inspectors praise Motcombe Primary School as a ‘happy place’

MOTOMBE Primary School has been praised for ‘calm’ lessons and branded a ‘happy place to be’ by inspectors. The Church…

No council-run schools in Dorset or Somerset affected by RAAC scare

SOMERSET and Dorset Council-controlled schools are not on the list of those with RAAC concrete risks. Both councils have told…

Find a new career – or start learning something new – at Blandford event

ADULTS wanting to boost their employment prospects, learn a new skill or hobby, or change career, can find out…

UPDATES & PICTURES: GCSE results day across the Vale

STUDENTS across the Blackmore Vale are picking up their GCSE and other results today. Young people have been turning up…

Sherborne schools’ reunion set to rumble on – 30 years after they closed

OLD boys and girls of two Sherborne schools that closed more than 30 years ago are gearing up for…

PICTURES: Vale youngsters celebrate exam successes

STUDENTS across the Vale were pondering the next step yesterday after picking up their exam results. Thousands of young people…

Advice on offer as students pick up their exam results

STUDENTS, teachers and parents are being thanked for their efforts on A Level results day. Young people across the country…

Gillingham nursery celebrating ‘good’ Ofsted report

A GILLINGHAM nursery is celebrating after a “fantastic” Ofsted report saw them handed a ‘good’ rating by inspectors. Tops Gillingham,…

Two charged in connection with burglary at Yeovil school

TWO people – including an 18-year-old – have been charged in connection with a burglary at a Yeovil school. Tyler…