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PICTURES: Rain holds off for 2023 Mere Carnival

RESIDENTS were out in force for Mere Carnival on Saturday (September 16). The rain held off for much of the…

Solar panels boost Gillingham leisure centre’s eco-friendly energy use

A GILLINGHAM leisure centre has continued to implement an eco-friendly ethos – with solar panels installed on the roof…

Air ambulance 5K Twilight Shift fundraiser this weekend: How to enter

A MAJOR fundraiser for the Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance takes place this weekend. On Saturday, September 23, the 5K…

Dorset rewilding project ‘has added 300 species at site’

MORE than 300 species have been added to a list of occupants at a Dorset site – two years…

Dorchester firm hands £6,400 to Dorset County Hospital appeal

A DORCHESTER firm has handed more than £6,400 to the Dorset County Hospital Charity. NFU Mutual Agents and staff at…

MP COLUMN: ‘We can’t afford to do nothing on climate change’

“THE problem with the UK is we don’t make anything anymore.” This is often said by people as a truth…

Gillingham School rated ‘good’ in all areas after Ofsted inspection

GILLINGHAM School is ‘good’ in all areas, according to a new report. Teachers, staff, pupils and parents are celebrating the…

Homeowners on new Stalbridge development handed bird boxes, seeds and more

KETTLE, tea bags, milk, bird box… The welcome pack handed to new homeowners at a development in Stalbridge has expanded…

West Dorset MP, Chris Loder

MP COLUMN: ‘Speed cameras on the A30 could save lives’

IN recent times, the eastbound stretch of the A30, which connects Yeovil to Sherborne, has been the site of…

Meet officers from Dorset Police’s rural team in Cerne Abbas

RESIDENTS will have the chance to meet the rural policing team at an event next week. The Dorset Police Rural…