It’s time to bring back Eat Out to Help Out
By Barbara Cossins. SEPTEMBER and October weather gave all of us in hospitality an extended late summer and autumn with…
Plans submitted for 10-plot Gypsy and Traveller site in Mere
Ruston Planning, on behalf of the landowner, have lodged plans for the site at The Stables, Mapperton Hill, with…
It’s time for a re-think on conifers
By Sally Gregson. IT often comes as a surprise that plants suffer the vagaries of fashion but it seems that…
A walk around… Alton Pancras
Soak up the scenery as you walk with retired Dorset rights of way officer Chris Slade. Park near the Church,…
Speedy Santas
Intrepid runners turned out for a festive fundraiser in Motcombe – raising nearly £4,000 for their primary school. Despite icy…
School praised in Ofsted’s report
A BLANDFORD school has been praised for having a ‘caring ethos’. Ofsted inspectors visited Milldown CofE Academy in October and…
Your toy donations will give poorly youngsters a boost this Christmas
“THESE will make a lot of children very happy.” New Blackmore Vale readers have done themselves proud in donating toys…
New balance classes in Sturminster Newton
This new year, enjoy gentle exercise with a qualified trainer and reduce your risk of a fall. In 2023 Age…
Pantry’s plans for the future
There’s no time for resting on laurels at Sturminster Newton’s social supermarket SO what is next for the Vale Pantry? Well,…
Flood defences for listed houses
A row of houses in Sherborne are being offered new front doors to tackle flooding. Wessex Water has applied for…
