Blandford pupils help food bank users make nutritious home-made meals

PUPILS at a Blandford school have been doing their bit to support the town’s food bank. The Bryanston Prep School…

Plans approved for café and workshop at Dorset garden centre

A NEW café and workshop can be built at Plant World near Gillingham following the approval of plans. The family-run…

The centre will be developed at the former Sidney Gate Care Home site in Bridport. Picture: Dorset Council

£28m approved for Bridport centre to help elderly after falls and hospital care

A CENTRE to help elderly people recover after leaving hospital is to be created in Bridport as part of…

Dorset bikers get revved up for a cause as £8,000 raised for charity

A MOTORBIKE ride out raised more than £8,000 for the life-saving charity DocBike which helps people injured in motorbike…

Dorset school listed as one of the top private schools in the world

PORT Regis School, near Shaftesbury, has been included in this year’s The Schools Index – establishing itself one of…

The fight, involving a group of young people, broke out in Monmouth Road, Dorchester, police said. Picture: Google

Fight among young people breaks out in Dorchester street

A FIGHT among groups of young people broke out in Dorchester – leaving one girl on the ground -…

The woman fled the car in School Lane, Gillingham, Dorset Police said. Picture: Google

Woman fled car in Gillingham street after assault in the early hours

A WOMAN passenger was assaulted in a vehicle before fleeing the car near Gillingham. Police said the incident unfolded at…

The Queen’s Arms near Sherborne crowned south west Pub of the Year

THE Queen’s Arms in Corton Denham, near Sherborne, has been named Pub of the Year by the Food Lifestyle…

The theft occurred at Wootton Fitzpaine Social Club in West Dorset. Picture: Google

Safe and alcohol stolen from village social club

A SAFE containing cash and a large bottle of alcohol were stolen from a West Dorset social club. The theft…

Bike theft in Dorchester sparks police appeal

POLICE have issued images of three men they would like to speak to in connection with a bike theft…