Come Buy, Londoner outbids shepherd for rotten old hut
I wanted it for my wife: Sheep farmer outbid in battle for £16k shepherd’s hut By Steve Keenan newsdesk@blackmorevale.net The sheep farmer…
Aid group keeps on caring in lockdown
Blandford Cares, established to support refugees in Calais and elsewhere overseas, has tried to remain open during the lockdown…
When even a bomb did not stop the trains from running
A recent feature in the New Blackmore Vale about the North Dorset Railway at Shillingstone and the Somerset and…
Police in online campaign to ease pressure on 101
Dorset Police has launched a new campaign to reduce demand on the 101 non- emergency telephone service. The #ItsPersonal…
Regiments pledge commitment to town
The commanders of the two military regiments with strong connections to Blandford have confirmed that the recent Defence Integrated…
MP pushing for food miles Bill
Farmer’s son Chris Loder MP has tabled an amendment (New Clause 28) to the Environment Bill which would require…
Communifit 5k is back after year of virtually-run events
After well over a year of lockdown, Sherborne’s Communifit 5K runs are back, a welcome highlight to many of…
Abbey choir in full voice
Choristers at Sherborne Abbey will be raising the rafters as they perform the Abbey Choir Concert on Saturday, July…
It’s open! Community fridge is ready for you
Blandford’s ‘Community Fridge’ opened on Wednesday, May 19, with the support of environmental charity Hubbub UK in a growing…
Why caring for others is a pet subject
Porter Dodson and Symonds & Sampson formed the purrfect partnership after funding robotic canine companions Sampson and Porter for…