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Remembrance is more vital now than at any time in our history

Poignant moments such as Remembrance Sunday services allow us to detach ourselves momentarily from everyday life, together with those…

New era of austerity in the pipeline

The news is full of proposed tax increases. The Government does this to spook you, before then making you…

Rishi is my kind of Conservative

I was pleased to be called in Prime Minister’s Questions – Rishi Sunak’s second time at the Dispatch Box…

Accessible opera and musical theatre

Music lovers can enjoy the critically acclaimed Opera Holloway when it presents Opera Gala in St Andrew’s Church, Yetminster,…

Ready, steady – it’s panto-time!

PANTO season will soon arrive at the Octagon Theatre in Yeovil with what promises to be one of the…

Inventive and gripping comedy-horror

Inspired by gothic horror movie classics of the 1930s, Is That a Bolt in Your Neck? is heading to…

Portrait artist set to visit gallery

ARTIST Andrew James RP NEAC will be sharing his skills at the Summerleaze Gallery, near East Knoyle, later this…

Traditional Dorset celebration of Christmas

The Ridgeway Singers & Band are once again tuning their fiddles and voices to present a celebration of Christmas…

Long history of Census in the spotlight

By Laura Manning. The October meeting of the Blackmore Vale Family History Group featured Dr Penny Walters, who gave a…

Tree’s a crowd

Thirty hazel trees have been planted in a restored allotment plot at Elizabeth Road in Blandford as part of…