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Benefits help for over-50s

Age UK North, South & West Dorset holds regular surgeries where over 50s can come and ask an expert…

Council stops leisure centre funding

Council tax payers in Blandford will not be asked again to pay extra to support the town’s leisure centre…

Signals soldiers help out with gravestone tidy-up

  REMEMBRANCE activities will sadly be restricted this year with covid restrictions making the usual gatherings and parade impossible. But…

Handlebars are wunderbar at law firm

  Solicitors in Blandford are tackling a particularly hair- raising case in tribute to a much-loved colleague.
 Staff at Blanchards Bailey…

New manager for town’s foodbank

  Gillingham Foodbank has a new manager. Hannah ‘Han’ Gibbons has decided to step…

County councillors oppose move to charge for parking

  Both Blandford’s county councillors have opposed the move, saying they will be questioning…

Anger over car parking charge plan

  An announcement by Dorset Council that car park charges are to be imposed…

Bikers all revved up with the spirit of Halloween ride-out

  Bikers gathered on the Milldown car park in the darkness on Saturday, but…

Recycling wizard Alison’s charity collection

  How many crisp packets are there in 22 kilos of them? A Shaftesbury…

Cracking highway code to reveal ID of Banksy tribute

  A year has passed but the identity of the elusive Dorset Banksy remains…