Clarks bids farewell to Blandford – and 68 years of service from Jill
WHEN the doors closed at Clarks in Blandford on Monday evening (April 22), it was the end of an…
WHEN the doors closed at Clarks in Blandford on Monday evening (April 22), it was the end of an…
A FILM crew descended on a Dorset charity this week as part of preparation for a BBC show. The filmmakers…
LABOUR leader Sir Keir Starmer was instrumental in religious freedom of expression at Stonehenge, a senior druid remembers. Pagan priest…
CONTROVERSIAL plans for 490 new homes between Blandford and Pimperne have been ‘called in’ by the Government. The scheme, by…
TWO North Dorset businesses – less than three miles apart – have won prestigious awards. Child Okeford Village Shop &…
A COLLECTION of historical coins found buried under the floor of a Dorset cottage has sold for £60,000. The hoard,…
MORE than 120 motorbikes roared through Dorchester high street to help a care home resident’s special wish come true. Lifelong…
ORGANIC food, learning and gardening were on the agenda for a royal visit to Somerset. The Duchess of Edinburgh was…
A CIDER farm near Wincanton is launching a new “celebration of fruit trees, flowers, food and drink” this weekend.
DORSET knob throwing is back for 2024. Fives years after they were last staged, The Dorset Knob Throwing Games will…
SEVEN new homes, a café and a workshop could be built at a garden centre near Gillingham. Plant World has…
A BIKER was sadly killed after a crash near Sixpenny Handley on Sunday morning (April 21). The incident, involving a…
PLANS for five new homes on the site of a barn near Frome have been submitted. The scheme would see…
THE work of Frome Community Fridge in preventing food going to waste was highlighted in the Houses of Parliament…
A WORKSHOP teaching children how to find out more about barn owls from their pellets will take place this…
VISITORS are being warned of disruption to parking at Dorset County Hospital this weekend. The multi-storey car park on the…
A DERELICT barn on a farm near the Glastonbury Festival site could be converted to a holiday let…
A MAN has died after a crash on the A361 in East Cranmore. The incident happened at just before 6.40pm…
ANYONE caught fly-tipping in Wiltshire could face a fine of up to £1,000 under new rules. Currently, people issued a…