Under-insurance could spell disaster
Business already struggling in the wake of covid-19 face another invisible threat in the form of under-insurance. The latest…
Teddy Rocks ready to go this year
Blandford festival Teddy Rocks, which raises funds for children’s cancer charity Teddy 20 and was forced to cancel its…
Children run a Lap of honour
Children at Child Okeford Primary School ran from the capital of Lapland, Rovaniemi to Santa’s home in Korvatunturi in…
Here comes the bride… from 1928
A ‘hugely important addition’ has been made to Blandford Fashion Museum. When Miss Violet Blewden married Walter Sadler on…
Group raise £1,000 in hours
Volunteers from Riding for the Disabled, Hanford Group and local supporters raised £1,000 in December from the sales of…
Town’s pavements & roads improved
Funding secured by Dorset Local Enterprise Partnership through the Government’s Local Growth Fund is being invested in Gillingham town…
Festive lights and service provide much-needed joy
Toby the donkey led Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus through the twisting lanes of Mere in the Walking Crib…
Last chance for farmers to sign up for pesticide amnesty
Farmers in North Dorset can still sign up to participate in a Dorset Pesticide Amnesty, which is being held…
Mystery as Badger Banksy strikes again
The phantom badger dresser who clothes the three stunning badger sculptures on the Tesco roundabout in Blandford struck again…
Councillors welcome parking U-turn
A U-turn by Dorset Council on its plan to introduce parking charges until 8pm in the evening in its…
