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Government so wrong on small boats

STOP the boats, stop the boats, stop the boats shouted Prime Minister Sunak and his henchman Home Secretary ‘Cruella’…

Almshouse future: Share your views

THE local matters on which I work or help vary so much. Whether it is highways, housing, education or…

Protestors not ‘naïve’ and ‘selfish’

I thank the letters correspondent J L Mulley from Sherborne – New Blackmore Vale, March 3 – who responded…

The harms of can’t-do government

What to make of Boris and his honours list? The act of a romantic, mad, bad Byronic hero or…

Then & now: Gillingham’s First World War hospitals

by Lottie Hayton. On Saturday July 25, 1914, a remarkable event took place, which foreshadowed the horror of – and…

The small village with a big heart

We caught up with Sian Highnam of the Fontmell Community Garden to find out how this caring village pulls…

Speak up!

A pupil from The Blandford School scooped best individual speaker at the Rotary Club’s Youth Speaks district final recently. Lucy…

Skills practice

Friends of Stourconnect celebrates students completing its Connect 2 Employment course. Students who have been working to improve their employability…

Win big this Easter!

Join in the fun at Shillingstone station’s Easter Egg Hunt Shillingstone Station’s egg hunt and day of train-tastic entertainment now…

The fair comes to town

Wincanton Chamber Business Fair 2023 premieres this March, showcasing the town’s diverse and interesting commercial enterprises. On Wednesday, March 29,…