New flagpole flying high at memorial
East Stour Sundial War Memorial has a new flagpole thanks to an anonymous donation to the Village Action Plan. The…
Inquiry opens into second phase of 350-home scheme
A public enquiry opened on December 1 into proposals by Bellway Homes (Wessex) Ltd for the next phase of…
Funding bid for hospital televisions
A former paediatric nurse from Shaftesbury is planning to raise funds for televisions for patients to enjoy on the…
Weldmar branching out with tree collection
Weldmar Hospicecare will be collecting and recycling real Christmas trees from across Dorset in early January. For a suggested…
Solar farms plans under discussion
The possibility of two large solar farms within eight kilometres of each other in the Blackmore Vale has been…
Story writers are club’s virtual winners
Blandford Rotary Club’s annual Short Story competition in its sixth year took a very different form when it was…
Councils oppose caravan site
A proposed residential gypsy caravan site has met with strong opposition from both Gillingham and Mere town councils. The site…
Plans for 600 homes formally opposed
The chairman’s casting vote clinched a formal objection to 600 new homes for Blandford. The town council met to…
Fears for future of closed injury unit at hospital
The charity arm of The Yeatman Hospital in Sherborne fear the Minor Injuries Unit (MIU) could become a “convenient…
The show goes on… After all these years, town’s arts in the right place
Shaftesbury’s thriving arts centre is housed in the old covered market in the centre of the Saxon hilltop town….