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Police dog Jeff is a real superstar!

A crime-fighting canine who became too much to handle for his owners has been recognised for his achievements with…

Win Family Tickets to Haynes Motor Museum

5 Family Tickets are up for Grabs! We’re giving away five family tickets, worth £57 each, to the home of…

Carnival Comeback

It’s carnival time once again in the Blackmore Vale! CROWDS turned out in force for the Gillingham Carnival at the…

Then & now: Cricket in the Vale

by Lottie Hayton. The first written record of cricket dates to the late 16th century, though some sources identify earlier…

There’s a buzz in the Vale

As more of us are discovering the Zen-like joy of keeping bees, our intrepid reporter donned a bee suit…

Compton Abbas airfield changes hands

Film director Guy Ritchie has bought the landmark Compton Abbas Airfield – which neighbours his Wiltshire estate The Hughes family,…

Charity car wash brings in the cash

Staff and residents at Trinity Manor care home in Sherborne and the town’s firefighters have come together to raise…

A magical Miniature World!

Leonard Martin, based in Charlton Marshall, Blandford, is a dolls’ house enthusiast. But he doesn’t collect them, he actually…

Memories of HRH Queen Elizabeth II

Your tributes to and memories of the late Queen Elizabeth have been pouring in. Here’s just a selection of…

Tiger tank making rare appearance

The world’s only running Tiger I tank is set to have a rare outing at Tiger Day at the…