Signals soldiers help out with gravestone tidy-up
REMEMBRANCE activities will sadly be restricted this year with covid restrictions making the usual gatherings and parade impossible. But...
Handlebars are wunderbar at law firm
Solicitors in Blandford are tackling a particularly hair- raising case in tribute to a much-loved colleague. Staff at Blanchards...
New manager for town’s foodbank
Gillingham Foodbank has a new manager. Hannah ‘Han’ Gibbons has decided to step back from managing the foodbank in...
County councillors oppose move to charge for parking
Both Blandford’s county councillors have opposed the move, saying they will be questioning officers and voicing their objections to...
Anger over car parking charge plan
An announcement by Dorset Council that car park charges are to be imposed from 8am to 8pm each day...
Bikers all revved up with the spirit of Halloween ride-out
Bikers gathered on the Milldown car park in the darkness on Saturday, but then the lights were switched on...
Recycling wizard Alison’s charity collection
How many crisp packets are there in 22 kilos of them? A Shaftesbury woman can tell you, after collecting...
Cracking highway code to reveal ID of Banksy tribute
A year has passed but the identity of the elusive Dorset Banksy remains unknown. Since last autumn, seven road...
Gillingham talks facts, myths and climate change
Gillingham Town Council is inviting everyone to an online presentation by Dr Haydon Mort, a geochemist, science communicator and...
Stalbridge dig reveals past of Dorset’s fifth largest house
When the Dorset Diggers Community Archaeology Group was formed six years ago the first meeting determined that this was...
