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A Wilder Dorset by 2030

Dorset Wildlife Trust has launched a new strategy outlining its vision and plans from now until 2030. ‘A Wilder…

Advice appointments available for the deaf community

People who are deaf or speech impaired can now get sign language support when contacting the Advice Team at…

Panto collections raise over £9,000

Two local charities, The Foyer Club and Yeovil District Hospital’s Breast Cancer Unit Appeal yesterday received cheques totalling more…

Villagers fund-raise over £4,000 for Parkinson’s UK

Motorbike enthusiast Mike Wells, who has been living with Parkinson’s for many years and who during lockdown began Painting…

Local heritage list needs your nominations

Old buildings, structures and monuments bring character and interest to towns and villages and losing them can be a…

Shillingstone community garden helps health and wellbeing

Shillingstone’s community-run health and wellbeing outdoor space, The Big Yellow Bus Gardening Project, is looking for volunteers. The Big Yellow…

HMP farm shop needs volunteers

The Farm Shop at Guys Marsh prison opened in June last year and quickly established itself as a venue…

Coconut Lime donates over £2,000 to support Young Lives vs Cancer

In the current financially strapped climate, it is not always easy to put charity to the fore, yet so…

Blandford kingfishers put on a show for local photographer Nick Dibben

Kingfishers at Stour Meadow, Blandford These beautiful kingfishers were captured on film by NBVM reader Nick Dibben: “Stour Meadow behind…

Lottie’s creation – Cubie – gets seal of approval from former Dragons’ Den star Theo Paphitis

The creator of a screen-free early years and Key Stage 1 maths programme says she was “over the moon”…