Thousands flock to countryside show
The sun shone and more than 12,000 visitors turned out for Blackmore Vale’s newest country event, the Spring Countryside…
Litter? It’s in the bag!
Dorset residents have come together to take part in local litter picking and beach cleaning activities, helping to spruce…
Singers bid farewell to director
Members of The Athenaeum Singers gathered for a farewell lunch for their retiring director of music Timothy Coleman, who…
University hosts dedication for the county’s new High Sheriff
An historic occasion to mark the appointment of Dorset’s new High Sheriff, Sibyl Fine King DL, has taken place…
School does its bit for Ukraine
Pupils at St Nicholas CE VA Primary School in Child Okeford have been helping Ukrainian nationals who have fled…
Come in for a dip!
You’d have to be living on Mars – or the outback – not to notice the leap in popularity…
Churches Together Walk of Witness
The Walk of Witness, organised through Churches Together in Gillingham, revived a long-standing tradition on Good Friday. It started from…
Protest after ‘hedgehog highway’ ripped out
Concerned conservationists protested at the entrance to a construction site where contractors are building 40 affordable homes at Nordon…
Rotary helps coin in the cash for refugees
More than £5,000 has been sent to Shelterbox to help with its work supporting refugees fleeing the war in…
New store helps reduce single-use plastic and food waste
A new zero-waste food shop has arrived in Sturminster Newton and is providing residents with the chance to do…
