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…
Sherborne Abbey recreated in Lego
Students at The Gryphon School have been busy for the last 5 years building Sherborne Abbey in Lego. The…
Last-minute Christmas gifts – sorted!
Anyone looking for the perfect gift for the animal lover in their life can now help them adopt a…
Join our Secret Santa Appeal to help youngsters in hospital enjoy Christmas
Not sure what to get Nigel in accounts for secret Santa? Well, your New Blackmore Vale is here to…
A journey through the woods
Hospital patients in Dorchester can visit the woods around Thomas Hardy’s birthplace without leaving their beds, thanks to a…
