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Full list of Dorset schools closed due to snow and bad weather

DOZENS of schools in Dorset are closed, or partially open, today due to the snow and bad weather. A

107 homes approved for Shaftesbury- despite concerns town has “reached its limit”

MORE than 100 homes can be built at the edge of Shaftesbury following the approval of plans. Persimmon Homes has…

Work starts on Yeovil College £60+ million campus redevelopment

A MAJOR project to bring state-of-the-art facilities to Yeovil College has broken ground. The £60+ million campus transformation promises to…

The Thorngrove Garden Centre and cafe, in Gillingham, have closed. Picture: Google

Shock over sudden closure Popular Gillingham garden centre and café

A POPULAR garden centre and café in Gillingham has closed. The Employ My Ability (EMA) charity – which runs the…

Improvement for Fontmell Magma school with ‘Good’ Osted report

ST Andrews’s CE Primary School in Fontwell Magma has been rated as ‘Good’ in all areas following a recent…

The Right Reverend Dr Andrew Rumsey, Bishop of Ramsbury, visited to lead a service of reflection and remembrance, assisted by pupils

Village school’s hall renamed to honour tragic victim of fire more than 30 years ago

OVERNIGHT from March 14 to 15, 1989, a tragedy struck the village of Chilmark. A fire at the village’s vicarage…

Dorset celebrates new Lord-Lieutenant cadets  

FIVE new cadets have been appointed as Lord-Lieutenant cadets in Dorset for the coming year. The annual honour highlights cadets…

Hanford School named among ‘the best in the world’

HANFORD School has once again been included in a list of the top 150 private schools in the world. The…

Blandford pupils help food bank users make nutritious home-made meals

PUPILS at a Blandford school have been doing their bit to support the town’s food bank. The Bryanston Prep School…

Dorset school listed as one of the top private schools in the world

PORT Regis School, near Shaftesbury, has been included in this year’s The Schools Index – establishing itself one of…