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No charges after death of rare eagle

An investigation by Dorset Police into the death of a rare white-tailed sea eagle in North Dorset will not…

The Dolphin face-lift plans revealed

Pub group hopes to give listed building a bit of TLC, including new signage, a lick of paint and…

Go Alice!

Charity worker Alice Chapman, who could be seen training in the Shillingstone area in the run-up to the London…

Blackmore Vale’s spookiest spots

The spookiest time of the year is nearly here, so what better time to contemplate the Blackmore Vale’s creepiest…

Carnival Comeback

It’s carnival time once again in the Blackmore Vale! CROWDS turned out in force for the Gillingham Carnival at the…

Then & now: Cricket in the Vale

by Lottie Hayton. The first written record of cricket dates to the late 16th century, though some sources identify earlier…

There’s a buzz in the Vale

As more of us are discovering the Zen-like joy of keeping bees, our intrepid reporter donned a bee suit…

Compton Abbas airfield changes hands

Film director Guy Ritchie has bought the landmark Compton Abbas Airfield – which neighbours his Wiltshire estate The Hughes family,…

Charity car wash brings in the cash

Staff and residents at Trinity Manor care home in Sherborne and the town’s firefighters have come together to raise…

Fire crews rescue hedgehog from barn fire near Blandford

FIREFIGHTERS rescued an unusual survivor from a barn fire near Blandford in the early hours of this morning (October…