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Friends’ £5k for breast screening unit

The Friends of the Yeatman Hospital are contributing £5,000 towards a breast cancer unit at Yeovil District Hospital. The…

Wool I never! Knitted zoo causing quite a stir in Stur

A group of knitted critters is helping to promote the Home Library Service in Sturminster Newton. The animals are…

Residents encouraged to voice their views on crime

Residents in North Dorset are being asked for their views on crime and policing in a survey launched by…

Story competition in memory of Les

Writers are being invited to come up with a compelling tale of no more than 1,500 words for a…

Anti-social beehive-iour

A beekeeper from Sturminster Newton has been left scratching his head after a vandal targeted his hives.
 Bill Summers, who…

Crime stats down

Crime has continued to drop in Dorset, according to new figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Dorset…

Pupils enjoy day in Workshop

Pupils from Archbishop Wake Primary School in Blandford were the first visitors to The Workshop, Launceston Farm’s new community…

Funds plea to ease roof trouble at mill

The trustees of Springhead have launched an appeal in a final push to save the roof of the historic…

Protesters urge bank to clean up its act

Extinction Rebellion staged an eye-catching protest outside HBSC in Blandford Forum. They cleaned the exterior as part of a…

Chernobyl fundraisers continue support

The Sherborne and Yeovil link of Chernobyl Children’s Lifeline (CCLL) is raising money to help youngsters in the nuclear…