‘Visually intrusive’ giant solar farm approved despite huge opposition
Plans for a giant solar farm in the middle of a cherished rural Blackmore Vale landscape have been given the green light by Dorset...
To brie or not to brie: Shakespeare Cheese is a winner
My cheese board this Christmas is guaranteed to give my guests the wow factor as the delicious Shakespeare Cheese from Cranborne will be the...
Festive market is back, and just in time for Christmas
A go-to place for Christmas gifts, where rural makers come together to offer a feast of wonderful items, is back in 3D this year,...
Print firm in £1.5m ‘green’ investment
Shaftesbury-based and award-winning Blackmore, printers of the New Blackmore Vale, has invested £1.5m on the latest, greenest, technology as it acquires a state-of-the-art print...
Trailway work is receiving all the right signals
North Dorset Railway (NDR) are getting all the right signals from Sturminster Newton Town Council on its environmental improvement scheme at the entrance of...
An amazing day: Bash nets £31k for Stars Appeal
A ‘colossal’ £31,000 was raised in just one day for the Stars Appeal at the Berwick Bash in September thanks to thousands of generous...
Bobbie’s a star at school
At Shaftesbury Primary School, the staff work as a team to help everyone at the school be the best that they can be.
One very...
Cancer trust marks boost to fundraising
Ducks and Drakes Cancer Trust has announced a fundraising partnership with agricultural firm CJ Cox – with £100 from every tractor going to the...
Dancers take steps to pick up national prizes
A troupe of dancers from a Shaftesbury dance school have returned with a clutch of awards from a national competition.
Dancers aged 11 to 65...
Stunning art on show at charity exhibition this weekend
A stunning art exhibition this weekend is the culmination of a creative collaboration of acclaimed artists to raise money for The Trussell Trust and...
