Ariel 99 and not out
A 1923 Ariel 9 Chummy motor car, one of just a couple in existence, has been consigned to the…
Celebrity artist’s visit
THE Gryphon School in Sherborne has been delighted to host a visit from celebrity painter Adebanji Alade. Adebanji (right) is…
Fairplay the watchword at tag rugby tournament
PUPILS from across North Dorset took part in a tag rugby tournament hosted at Sherborne Primary School. Teams of Year…
Panto is sell-out
WIDOW Twankee was played by Jon Noble (pictured) when Mere Amateur Dramatic Society staged four sell-out performances of A…
Dorset flavour to festive concert
THE Ridgeway Singers & Band, led by local musicians Tim Laycock and Phil Humphries, will be staging a West…
Cinderella on screen
The Australian Ballet’s production of Cinderella is being screened at Shaftesbury Arts Centre tomorrow (Saturday, December 10). The show has…
How the UK’s first female doctor worked disguised as a man…
By Laura Manning. ART historian Felicity Herring told the remarkable story of Margaret Anne Bulkley, the UK’s first female doctor,…
Get your head around grants changes
Free workshops are being held to help farmers and landowners plan for changes to grant payments. Between 2021 and 2027,…
Life-saving kit
A POTENTIALLY lifesaving new defibrillator has been unveiled in the Reception area at Gillingham School. The device was bought with…
Mere’s Christmas Illuminations
Friday 3 December saw the switch-on of Mere’s Christmas Illuminations. Father Christmas was in attendance, and the queue for…
