Stour and Avon

Cooking…with Martha Legg

Smoked Vegetable Patties Martin decided that our lunches were becoming boring and that we needed to spice them up a…

Century of classic and vintage bikes

There are bikes spanning the past 100 years in the Charterhouse specialist auction of classic and vintage bikes on…

Train of thoughts on famous express

by Lorraine Gibson. My recent article about the controversial Beeching Report, the subsequent decimation of our railways and the famous…

Accolades for East Dorset tourism stars

by Lorraine Gibson. Making your mark in a competitive market can be hard – especially one as avidly rated, compared…

Effective public services need funding

Across the country, and indeed across the world, firefighters are consistently voted the most trusted profession. Most of us…

Tories incapable of justice or fair play

‘STOP THE BOATS, STOP THE BOATS, STOP THE BOATS!’ shouted Prime Minister Sunak and his henchman Home Secretary ‘Cruella’…

Government capturing WhatsUp messages

The revelations about the true nature and extent of ‘Government by WhatsApp’ are of great concern. Our democracy is…

County leading on reducing roads footprint

by Faith Eckersall. From greener asphalt to solar-powered hotboxes, Dorset Council has revealed the weird and wonderful ways it’s reducing…

Ladies tuck in to raise £1000

Ladies from Wimborne Methodist Church Lunch Club presented £1,000 to Victoria Hospital, Wimborne. The cheque, right, was given on behalf…

£4 million to make Dorset homes more energy efficient

MORE than £4 million is available to make Dorset homes more energy efficient. Dorset Council, BCP Council and Public Health…