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Here comes the bride… from 1928

A ‘hugely important addition’ has been made to Blandford Fashion Museum. When Miss Violet Blewden married Walter Sadler on…

Group raise £1,000 in hours

Volunteers from Riding for the Disabled, Hanford Group and local supporters raised £1,000 in December from the sales of…

Town’s pavements & roads improved

Funding secured by Dorset Local Enterprise Partnership through the Government’s Local Growth Fund is being invested in Gillingham town…

Festive lights and service provide much-needed joy

Toby the donkey led Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus through the twisting lanes of Mere in the Walking Crib…

Last chance for farmers to sign up for pesticide amnesty

Farmers in North Dorset can still sign up to participate in a Dorset Pesticide Amnesty, which is being held…

Mystery as Badger Banksy strikes again

The phantom badger dresser who clothes the three stunning badger sculptures on the Tesco roundabout in Blandford struck again…

Councillors welcome parking U-turn

A U-turn by Dorset Council on its plan to introduce parking charges until 8pm in the evening in its…

All a board, for your information

A new information board has been installed in Station Court at the entrance to the North Dorset Trailway detailing…

Firms give to disadvantaged families

Families of 73 disadvantaged children received food hampers thanks to the generosity of Sherborne businesses. Firms and shopkeepers banded…

Work to start on 90-home scheme

The construction of the first 90 homes of Taylor Wimpey’s Gillingham Lakes development will start this month. The developer…