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Stower Provost Primary School goes down to the woods

Children from Stower Provost Primary School had a wonderful surprise when they visited Duncliffe Wood near Shaftesbury. The Years 2…

Former Gryphon School pupil honoured

Sherborne resident Anthea and Adrian Mitchell are extremely proud of their daughter Joanna Broderick, a children’s community nurse, who…

Dorset Knobs contest cancelled again

Dorset Knobs have been popping up in the news since the announcement that the annual knob-throwing contest has been…

Meditations in nature: birds of a feather flock together

Each winter, I look forward to visiting the Somerset Levels to watch one of Britain’s largest starling murmurations and…

Boniti cooks up a treat with their Everhot demonstration

On Thursday January 20, Boniti hosted an Everhot cooking demonstration at the Breezy Ridge Vineyard, which sits adjacent to…

Sherborne Rotary know the value of money

When Sherborne Rotarian Mike Balfour found an old-style large 50p piece in the collecting box for the club’s annual…

Animal magic at North Cadbury Primary

It’s not every day you get to meet an armadillo at school. Or a python, pygmy owl or giant…

Great effort by Wessex Morris Men

Dancers and musicians from Dorset’s longest-established Morris team have raised more than £500 for the School-In-A-Bag charity. Wessex Morris Men,…

A marathon fundraising effort for The Red Cross at St Nicholas Primary

Congratulations to the pupils and staff of St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Henstridge. All pupils in each…

Carymoor Environmental Trust creates new habitats for nightingales

Local nature conservation charity Carymoor Environmental Trust is undertaking a new project to create a habitat for the endangered…