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Henstridge highway campaigners prevail

Villagers in Henstridge are celebrating after their 174-signature petition helped get a re-think on an unpopular traffic plan. Residents called…

Blandford RBL Service of Thanksgiving

A Service of Thanksgiving at the Royal British Legion heralded the start of the celebrations of the Queen’s Platinum…

Community Kitchen donation

After hearing about the work of Sherborne’s Community Kitchen, residents and staff at Barchester’s Trinity Manor care home in…

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…