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PUPILS at Charlton Horethorne Primary School got all dressed up for Children in Need in home-made ‘spotty’ outfits. They also…

Children raise money for others in need

SPOTTY jewellery, spotty clothes and spotty faces were the order of the day as pupils at St Mary the…

Down on the farm

Watercress is one of today’s superfoods, packed full of vitamins A and C, as well as potassium and magnesium… by…

The new treasure seekers

Stour Valley Search and Recovery Club held its annual awards dinner at Hamworthy Sports and Social Club on Friday…

Community ties support Sturminster social supermarket

A collaboration with Goldhill Organic Farm has enabled the Vale Pantry to supply fresh produce, but donations are urgently…

A walk around… Thornford

Soak up the scenery as you walk with retired Dorset rights of way officer Chris Slade. Thornford is a small…

Wincanton Hospital welcomes woolly visitors

It was an al-packed house at Wincanton Hospital during an unusual visit… Alpaca Adventure brought Guinness and Casper to the…

Sexey’s aces SIAMS

A Bruton school has been praised for its pastoral care and quality of teaching after a recent inspection. Sexey’s School,…

Are you a lift legend?

Dorset drivers can earn free soft drinks this Christmas amid police crackdown. DESIGNATED drivers can earn themselves free soft drinks…

The end of an era

by George Jeans. Davie’s, Mere’s only butcher, traded for the last time on Saturday 3 December 2022