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If you go down to the woods today…

A Forest School hopes to open this summer for children to get close to nature in the National Trust…

Plot thickens in allotments move bid

Allotment holders in Blandford are unanimous in their opposition to the proposal to relocate their plots as part of…

£60,000 needed for lifesaving op

Shillingstone’s Sue Evans has launched a campaign to raise £60,000 for a life-saving op to remove deadly blood clots…

You can tell Sarah your secret stories

Storyteller Sarah Lloyd-Winder is looking for readers of the New Blackmore Vale to share their stories of myth, legend…

12pc of brewery site to be ‘affordable’ homes

The first homes to be built on the site of the former Hall & Woodhouse brewery will be affordable…

Here to help you on your learning curve

The Sturminster Newton Community Learning Centre is re-opening on April 12 with volunteers at the ready to help on…

Patients’ patience

The Blandford Group Practice is making patients aware that in the coming few weeks, starting next week, the surgery…

Scanner boosts jail’s security

A new X-ray body scanner is already stopping illegal items entering HMP Guys Marsh. Items including drugs and mobile…

£50k seating area artwork defended

The final unveiling of the new canopied seating area at Badbury Heights, Blandford, commissioned as a public artwork which…

Beavers, Cubs and Scouts group looking for volunteers

The 1st Wincanton Scout Group is appealing for volunteers to join this happy band and help the group continue…