Work to start on 90-home scheme
The construction of the first 90 homes of Taylor Wimpey’s Gillingham Lakes development will start this month. The developer…
A roundabout way to mark history
The ancient history of Gillingham, once a Royal Forest, has been encapsulated with the stunning sculptures of a white…
Community support is welcomed by foodbank
A toy appeal, a donation of more than £1,600 of fresh meat vouchers and the support of a local…
A chance to listen to sounds of the Wessex Ridgeway
A hoard of long-lost CDs with audio commentary recorded along Dorset’s stunning Wessex Ridgeway has been discovered hidden in…
Thousands lost in heartless phone scam
An elderly woman from Sherborne has been scammed out of thousands of pounds after being repeatedly targeted by a…
Pupils’ gingerbread rainbow pays tribute to NHS workers
Rainbow loving little ones at Buckland Newton Primary School put on their creative baking hats and made a gingerbread…
Final touches are applied to town’s seats of learning
Final touches were being made last month to the canopied and sculptured seats forming a public art installation at…
Lockdown III – time to explore lovely walks around the Blackmore Vale
The NBV’s Steve Keenan describes the top ten shorter walks in the Vale. The original piece included details of…
Action call after car ploughs into garden
Members of Child Okeford Parish Council are worried a ‘tragedy will happen sooner or later’ unless traffic calming measures…
Lucy reflects on a remarkable century
A former nurse who celebrated her 100th birthday just before Christmas and who still keeps in touch with a…
