Dorset home birth team marks 10 years – and 1,000 babies!
A HOME-BIRTH team is celebrating 10 years in operation – helping deliver more than 1,000 little ones across the…
Public slam plans to introduce booking system at Dorset recycling centres – with petition launched
PEOPLE will soon have to book before visiting a recycling centre in Dorset – a move that has been…
Staff walkout at Shaftesbury School amid row over Sturminster High ‘merger’ plans
STAFF at Shaftesbury School have walked out this morning (June 17) over controversial restructuring plans – which will include…
Jeremy Moody to be guest speaker at Gillingham & Shaftesbury Show
A MAN who has been praised for playing a key role in shaping agricultural policy and law for more…
New £50,000 sensory garden opens at Dorset County Hospital
A NEW sensory garden has been opened at Dorset County Hospital (DCH) – thanks to a £50,000 cash boost. The…
Gillingham celebrates 200 years of rail with creative display
ONE of North Dorset’s only town with a railway station recently joined in with a national celebration that marked…
Want to visit a Household Recycling Centre in Dorset? You’ll soon need to book online
PEOPLE wishing to visit a Household Recycling Centre (HRC) in Dorset will soon be asked to…
Letters to Heaven post box in Gillingham allows those grieving to send messages to loved ones
GILLINGHAM is the latest town to adopt a Letters to Heaven post box, which provides a space for reflection…
Gillingham play area now under town council ownership
THE Lodden Lakes play area in Gillingham is now in public ownership. This comes after the successful transfer of the…
Met Office issues thunderstorm warning for much of Somerset and Dorset: Here’s where
THE recent humid spell in Somerset and Dorset is set to break tomorrow – with a weather warning issued…
