Stour and Avon

Trust us to take care of your church

Fans of historic buildings are being invited to join the Dorset Historic Churches Trust.
 The trust has been helping parishes…

Sylvia’s in the market for items to sell to help air ambulance

A Blandford market stallholder is appealing for items to sell in aid of the air ambulance.
 Sylvia Gray, 69, sells…

Trust buys up land in bid to boost wildlife

Dorset Wildlife Trust has acquired a large area of land south-east of Bere Regis the size of around 230…

Friendship garden’s official opening

Months of work by dedicated volunteers have gone into Fontmell Magna’s new friendship garden – and this weekend it…

Cheers for the beers!

Residents at Beerchester – sorry, Barchester’s Trinity Manor care home in Sherborne celebrated National Beer Day in style.
 They learned…

Pupils learning their A, Bee and Cs

Bryanston School has reintroduced honeybee colonies to provide pupils with a fascinating insight into the world of beekeeping. The…

Recycling’s in the bag

Bright Blue Bags have been appearing on South Somerset doorsteps ahead of the launch of Recycle More. The eye-catching…

Funding boost for projects to feature electrical points

Funding has been allocated to a number of projects in Sturminster Newton by town councillors, who agreed to seek…

Tree felling condemned as ‘vandalism’

The loss of so many of the trees surrounding Sherborne House as part of its now approved conversion and…

Shout out for new town crier for Stur

Councillors in Sturminster Newton have agreed to begin a search for a town crier to succeed Kevin Knapp, who…