Author thanks our generous readers after boost in book sales
Author and former soldier Shaun Leavey has expressed his thanks to our generous New Blackmore Vale readers for their…
Plans in for 55 homes
Detailed plans have been submitted by Persimmon Homes for 55 dwellings with associated open space and infrastructure on land…
How Great Aunt Gladys inspired a fund to help disadvantaged
The love and care of a great aunt inspired retired finance worker Stephen Uden to set up a fund…
Pedestrianisation ‘could be for good’
Should Shaftesbury’s temporary pedestrianisation of its High Street become permanent? That’s the question being asked by the town council, as…
Entrepreneurs coining it in on enterprise task
Young entrepreneurs at Marnhull’s St Gregory’s Primary made £135 on the first day of their enterprise project, to make…
Bookworms to go wild for summer reading challenge
Little bookworms should get down to Shaftesbury Library where they can register for the 2021 Summer Reading Challenge which…
Free PPE for Dorset’s carers
Are you a carer? If the answer’s yes, did you know you can now get free Personal Protective Equipment as…
It’s fantastic! We’re going without plastic
People across the Vale are signing up to Plastic Free July – hoping to make a bit of difference…
MP wins fight to ban live animal exports
Following his tireless recommendations, West Dorset MP Chris Loder has convinced the Government to ban live animal exports as…
Volunteer at museum: It’s the fashionable thing to do
Fancy helping to run a museum? Volunteers at Blandford’s Fashion Museum, who describe themselves as ‘one, big, happy family’,…