Dorset

Head “incredibly proud” of Harbour Vale School students at GCSE results day

THE head of Harbour Vale School in Sherborne – an alternative provision setting for students – said they are…

Students picking up their results Picture: The Gryphon School

Significant gains in Maths as The Gryphon School students collect GCSE results

MATHS has proved to be a strong point at The Gryphon School in Sherborne, as “significant…

Students opening their results Picture: Sturminster Newton High School

Sturminster Newton High School celebrates “landmark” GCSE results

STUDENTS at Sturminster Newton High School delivered the best progress scores in the school’s recent history as they picked…

Visitors during a tour at the dig site, in Iwerne Minster. Picture: Context One

1,000-year-old history of Dorset village revealed after graves find

A LOST part of Iwerne Minster’s history has been resurfaced more than 1,000 years later. Archaeologists have been hard at…

Students picking up their results Picture: Shaftesbury School

Hard work pays off for Shaftesbury School students at GCSE results day

STAFF at Shaftesbury School have praised their students for their “hard work, resilience, and determination” as…

Both ends of Williams Avenue, near Dorset County Hospital, will see improvement works take place Picture: Dorset Council

Months of temporary traffic lights planned for two key Dorchester junctions

IMPROVEMENTS works at two key Dorchester junctions will result in months of temporary traffic lights.

The new on-demand bus service Picture: Wiltshire Connect

New on-demand bus service to connect Mere, Warminster, Frome, Gillingham and Shaftesbury

MERE residents will soon be able to request a bus from their phone that connects them with southwest Wiltshire…

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Man assaulted by group, with hammer, in Shaftesbury

SHAFTESBURY is set to see an increased police presence after a man was sent to hospital…

The construction site Picture: Dorset Council

Traffic lights removed as work progresses at new Blandford Waste Management Centre

CONSTRUCTION at Blandford’s new waste management centre is going smoothly, the council has said, with the…

Thousands of homes proposed for Blandford, Gillingham, Shaftesbury, Sturminster Marshall and more

THOUSANDS of homes could eventually be built in Dorset as the government continues to push councils into helping it…