Stour and Avon

Crowdfunder launched for organic community gardening enterprise

A community project launched in 2009 to provide people with the chance to grow organic produce is appealing for…

Cycling through seasonal produce at café

The Yellow Bicycle Cafe in Blandford Forum has become the first café or restaurant in the country to join…

Traditional pub with historic past and now facing a successful future

I recently had the opportunity to chat to owner Alasdair Warren, the owner of the Antelope Inn at Hazelbury…

Here’s our announcement! The New Stour & Avon is due to launch soon

The New Stour & Avon – a sister magazine for the New Blackmore Vale – will hit the streets…

Group’s year of tree planting

The planting of an oak tree at Castle Hill in Shaftesbury marks the end of the first year of…

Traders so keen as markets looking ahead to reopening

Market manager Andy Reynolds says he hopes to reopen the markets in Blandford on April 15 unless there are…

Bags of praise for rural litter pickers

The extra exercise that people do during lockdown has meant that Blackmore Vale roads are less blighted by litter,…

Parish pledges to preserve atmosphere

Motcombe Parish Council has issued its response during the consultation period of the Dorset Council Local Plan, which sets…

Care home marks a year of lockdown

Residents and staff at Colten Care’s Abbey View in Sherborne marked a year since the start of the first…

Friends say NHS thanks

A small initiative started by a group of friends determined to show appreciation for NHS staff working on the…