Dorset

A four-wheel Hartland carriage picnic cart was stolen from the yard in East Stour. Picture: Dorset Police

Horse cart stolen in raid at North Dorset ‘equine unit’

POLICE are appealing for information as they attempt to track down a stolen horse cart. The vehicle was taken from…

Members of the Cygnet Homebirth Team with families at the celebration

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…

The changes are set to come in by autumn Picture: Dorset Council

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…

Plans to merge operations between Shaftesbury School and Sturminster Newton High School have caused uproar among staff. Pictures: Google

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…

The new sensory garden has been opened at Dorset County Hospital

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 Mayor cllr Fiona Cullen with members of North Dorset Transport Forum with the display Picture: Gillingham Town Council

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…

The changes are set to come in by autumn Picture: Dorset Council

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…

Cllr Fiona Cullen and resident Zoe Matthews who suggested the idea Picture: Gillingham Town Council

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…

Cllr Fiona Cullen at Lodden Lakes Play Area Picture: Gillingham Town Council

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…