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Recreating the magic - The New Blackmore Vale magazine
So, here it is! The moment you’ve all been waiting for – the day the New...
Why I decided to relaunch the Blackmore Vale
The Idea
Let me tell you a short story about the new Blackmore Vale Magazine.I was at a small socially distanced gathering on September 1...
Blackmore Vale Magazine founder Ingrid Chalcraft so glad the magazine’s back
‘The Heart is Back’: Readers welcoming the New Blackmore Vale
One of the founders of the Blackmore Vale Magazine has said ‘the heart is back’...
Pack Monday called off due to COVID
Townsfolk have reacted with sadness, yet understanding after one of the biggest annual Sherborne events was called off.
Pack Monday was due to be held...
Carnival axed and events under threat
It’s not just Christmas that The Grinch has stolen from Gillingham this year – the coronavirus pandemic has left the town without its annual...
A little slice of carnival history
Words by Mary Bailey
The roots of English carnivals go back over 100 years and carnivals still continue a great tradition of local people making...
Electric cars will have more chance to plug in across North Dorset
FOUR council car parks in North Dorset are to get electric car charging points, which will nearly double provision across the region.
With electric...
Councils object to solar farm plans
BOTH Spetisbury and Charlton Marshall Parish Councils have objected to proposals to almost double the extent of the solar farm at North Farm, Spetisbury.
Spetisbury...
Christmas market to be held at brewery
Christmas may be slightly different for us all this year, but the Hall & Woodhouse Brewery in Blandford St Mary is keeping the spirit...
Restoration planned after 30 years
Sherborne House Trust 2018 has submitted a planning application to restore the magnificent Grade I Georgian building to its former glory after months of...