Truth, lies and matters of the media
WE are surely at risk of drowning in a sea of information. Or more accurately a swamp, due to…
Health strikes: Let’s talk talk for win-win
OVERHEARD in a hospital corridor: “Is it true Ronald Reagan fired all the striking US air traffic controllers, stripped…
Drive on for digital connectivity
KITT Hill in Sherborne is finally, totally, re-open! One of my key pledges in 2019 was to spearhead the sweeping…
Tories up to their neck in troubles
THE shine really has come off the Tories after 14 years in power when our sitting Tory MP Simon…
Friends help Guys Marsh prisoners
I’VE long believed that anyone with an interest in society should take an interest in prison policy and how…
Victorians at leisure – life for the haves and the have-nots
by Laura Manning The Blackmore Vale group of the Somerset and Dorset Family History Society opened its 2023 season of…
Fun on the farm
A STUDENT is working in the fields of his dreams thanks to work experience at a North Dorset farm. Felix,…
Runner Emily an inspiration on her gap year
GAP year youngster Emily Shaw, 18, a former student of Bryanston School, near Blandford, has been encouraging children in…
Pizza party!
There’s free pizza up for grabs at the Hidden Pizza Spring Party on May 12… Head to Town Meadow, Gillingham,…
News from the Abbey
Regular guided tours of Sherborne Abbey take place on Tuesdays at 10.30am and Fridays at 2pm until December. No…
