We’re top of the list for improved broadband
My persistent campaign to improve our broadband is beginning to pay off. Almost on a weekly basis, I have…
Never give up: Persistence does pay off
Back in 2015 shortly after I had been selected to contest North Dorset, one of our councillors, Graham Carr-Jones…
No place in society for violent protest
Voltaire apparently said: “I disagree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to…
Tough decisions ahead in review of defence vision
Since my last column, we’ve seen a little more detail emerge around the Government’s Integrated Review of our defence…
Memories of National Service
Arts charity Same but Different are searching for National Service veterans from Dorset to share their stories and experiences…
Band all keyed up to start playing again
After 12 months in isolation, members of the popular Blandford Stour Valley Band (BSVB) are looking forward to being…
Exchange turns on the lights to remember lost loved ones
The Exchange joined many iconic buildings across our nation and lit up in yellow to remember loved one’s lost…
Railway theme for artists in museum’s new competition
As part of the ongoing Art at the Museum programme at Blandford Town Museum, local artists have been invited…
Keep your Spies open for Zoom theatre
Calling all families and observant young people in Gillingham, Stalbridge and Lytchett Matravers – the Super-Spies are heading to…
Story of the Noah’s Ark told through the eyes of his missus
Mrs Noah is April De Angelis’s riotous retelling of the biblical flood story – with a feminist twist performed…
