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Compton cricket through the centuries

NBVM reader Barbara Elsmore was inspired to fill in the missing pieces from our recent look back on the…

Discover the Vale’s ancient trees

Britain has more ancient trees than any other country in Northern Europe. Find out more about their legacy and…

Dorset’s top chef

A CULINARY whizz from Dorset is among the hopefuls in TV cooking contest Masterchef: The Professionals. Charlie Jeffreys is among…

Art boost for Sherborne school

In July this year, all the pupils at Sherborne Primary School thoroughly enjoyed a week of art. This was…

Pub raises a glass to huge support from the local community

The Cross Keys Inn at Lydford-on-Fosse has raised a massive £2,500 for the mental health charity MIND. A presentation…

Newell’s up the junction

Work on a busy junction in the centre of Sherborne is not expected to be completed on time. In July,…

Then & now: Shillingstone Station

The station at Shillingstone reflects the fortunes of the wider British railway network. Once thriving, it fell into disrepair…

Look don’t leap!

Veteran skydiver Mike Richard, 88, from Tisbury might not be throwing himself out of planes any more, but he…

NDRFC holds onto the Badger cup

By Andrew Wallace Clune. NDRFC 1st XV 41 – Blandford 7 NDRFC 2nd XV 8 – Bradford on Avon 19 North Dorset…

£80,000 of plant machinery recovered after Cranborne theft

MORE than £80,000 worth of plant believed to have been stolen from the Wimborne area has been recovered by…