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Ride & Stride raises £85,000 for churches

Hundreds of energetic supporters all over the county cycled, walked and rode – and raised £85,000 in Dorset Historic…

Dinosaur kites a soaring success

Dorset dinosaurs are soaring above the Jurassic Coast – and around the world! But don’t be alarmed, dinos have not…

FootActive staff raise money for Cancer Research

STAFF at Wincanton insole distributor FootActive put their best feet forward to raise much-needed cash for a cancer charity. The…

Gather’s Wool blankets prove success

A Vale couple frustrated at the lack of outlets for wool produced by sheep on their smallholding have come…

Taller mast could boost phone signal

MOBILE 4G signals could soon improve in the Shaftesbury area. A planning application has been submitted for an upgraded mast…

Burns Nights a world apart

Colonel John Nicholas Blashford-Snell CBE recounts more tales as part of his occasional series of articles for the New…

Counselling service aims to fill the gap

THE ‘Dorset Mind Your Head’ counselling service for children and young people has re-opened for referrals. Mental health charity Dorset…

A walk around… Chettle

By Chris Slade, retired Dorset rights of way officer. As you approach the village from the Blandford road you will…

Money rolls in for Surviving Winter Appeal

THIS year’s Surviving Winter Appeal, launched in November, has raised £100,000 thanks to the generosity of local donors. Now grants…

Teens to appear in court over Sherborne park attack

FOUR teenagers are due to appear in court in connection with an alleged assault in Sherborne which left a…