Spice up your summer with the Great Dorset Chilli Festival
SPICE lovers across Dorset can look forward to the return of the popular Great Dorset Chilli Festival this year. Taking…
Concern for most vulnerable following Lloyds Blandford closure announcement
QUESTIONS have been raised of what the future could hold for elderly people in the Blandford area following the…
Drop in speeding near Badbury Rings thanks to new speed limit
THE number of speeding cars travelling along a busy Dorset road has reduced by around 10% thanks to a…
Battery left in bin starts yet another fire in Dorset
HOUSEHOLDS in Dorset are once again being reminded not to dispose of batteries in bins following yet another bin…
Saturday second-class post could be scrapped under new plans for Royal Mail
SECOND-class letters could be delivered ‘alternate weekdays’ – and not on Saturdays – if new proposals for Royal Mail…
Blandford and Dorchester Lloyds bank branches set to close this year
THE Lloyds bank branches in both Blandford and Dorchester are set to close later this year. Lloyds Banking Group, which…
Tesco cutting 400 jobs – including at in-store bakeries
TESCO is cutting 400 jobs – including at mobile phone shops and in-store bakeries. The supermarket giant says the cuts,…
Blackmore Vale Half Marathon called off as course is ‘waterlogged’
THE Blackmore Vale Half Marathon has been called off. Runners were set to take to the start line on Sunday…
Robert Plant, Jeremy Vine and more turn out to honour Johnnie Walker in Shaftesbury
HARLEY Davidson motorcycles, rock stars and radio legends were among those who attended the funeral of beloved DJ Johnnie…
‘This is our Everest’ Sherborne Town Band Ladies raise £3,000 through charity walk
A GROUP of intrepid fundraisers from Sherborne say they’ve conquered their Everest after completing a charity half-marathon walk. Six members…
