Victoria’s sketch book
A sketch book filled with drawings by Queen Victoria estimated to sell for £5,000-£10,000 is entered into the Charterhouse…
Conservative wounds are opening
Whatever is happening to the Conservative Party? Open wounds are opening in to festering sores and more ‘big-fish Tories’ are…
IT’s a way to donate tech gear
People have the chance to donate their unwanted IT equipment in Wimborne next month. The next session organised by the…
Hannah’s horticulture
Prepare to get busy now that March is here! Sowing, pruning, tidying, feeding – there is so much you can…
Take a trip back to the park in Mod era
by Lorraine Gibson. It’s 1965 and a new phenomenon that’s the epitome of cool has just revved onto the streets…
Feel the vibe, the Boyz are back in town
by Lorraine Gibson. Get ready for the cool vibes of California’s 1960s surf scene music to wash over you as…
‘It’s like the war’: Shortages hit south west supermarkets
“IT’S like something out of the war.” So said one shopper browsing empty shelves at Morrisons in Wincanton. But her search…
Child sex offender Adam Weeks jailed for eight years
A DORSET man has been jailed after admitting a series of sexual offences involving children. Adam Matthew Weeks, of Christchurch,…
Care homes’ random acts of kindness spread some joy
KIND-HEARTED residents and staff at a number of care homes have been spreading joy through a number of ‘random’…
Dorset gamekeeper Paul Scott Allen sentenced over dead wildlife and poison offences
A DORSET gamekeeper has been handed a suspended prison sentence after admitting wildlife and firearms offences. Paul Scott Allen, whose…