School wins international reading award
Sherborne Primary School pupils rack up 64 million words in an outstanding year of reading, devouring 9,922 books in…
Inspectors rate Hanford ‘Excellent’
A Vale school is celebrating after being rated as ‘excellent’ by inspectors. Hanford School, an independent day and boarding prep…
King Arthur’s School is on the up
A Wincanton school has been praised for improvements since it was rated ‘inadequate’ in 2017. King Arthur’s School has been…
Lions foodbank help
BLANDFORD and District Lions Club has given £1,000 of meat vouchers to Blandford food bank, thanks to generous donations. Each…
Mopping up at the Mill
Walford Mill trustees dashed with mops to Wimborne’s grade II listed mill building as heavy rainfall saw water seeping…
Lighten up
Sustainability is the theme of a trail of lights on display in Wincanton later this month. Artists, shopkeepers, schools and…
Spotting wildflowers in early spring
As winter recedes to make way for spring, you’ll start to see flashes of light and colour in the…
Art to brighten dark months
An exhibition by Shaftesbury’s Richard Hoare runs at Messums, Tisbury, until 26 February. by Katrina ffiske. Shaftesbury artist Richard Hoare has…
Dorchester train station makeover any day now
Progress on ‘overhauling’ a railway station site and demolishing an ‘eyesore’ building could be made soon, according to a…
Reindeer helped farm raise £10,000
RED-nosed reindeer did their bit to pull in more than £10,000 for charity. The 2022 Nutley Farm Christmas Lights and…
