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Trust us to lead the way in vaccination programme

As Britain streaks ahead of its neighbours in rolling out its vaccine programme (with Somerset top of the vaccination…

Camera club very image conscious

These are some of the stunning photographs members of Wincanton Camera Club entered the virtual Western Counties Photographic Federation…

Innovative telephone play pays tribute to care home staff

Dorset’s rural touring arts charity, Artsreach, is pleased to present Stute Theatre’s You Don’t Know Me But…, a new…

Prizes up to £1,000 in county comp

Artists of all ages could win prizes of up to £1,000 in a county-wide competition.
 The Dorset Art Prize, sponsored…

Council agrees £120k Artsreach funding over three years

Dorset Council is to pay more than £120,000 towards keeping touring arts alive in rural communities.
 The council has committed…

A walk around… Fifehead Magdalen

Park near the church, which is at the upper, eastern, end of the village near the manor. Visit the…

Ace response to garden plea

An appeal for volunteers to turn the garden behind the surgery in Fontmell Magna into a flower garden as…

Service is king for newly-launched firm

A pair of pals who started lockdown without a job are now flying round the Blackmore Vale rescuing domestic…

We can’t wait for kids to come back

By Nigel Roberts, Headteacher, All Saints Primary School, Bishops Caundle As in many professions, the past 10 months or so…

Foodbank feeding nearly 2,000 people

A hunger-free future is the ambition of the Trussell Trust, which provides emergency food and dignified support from its…