High-flying circus team make a wish come true
A Dorset care home brought the circus directly into its garden to help make a wish come true for…
Cooking… with Martha Legg- Lunchtime Spaghetti
Lunchtime spaghetti Now that I have sort of semi-retired, we needed some lunchtime ideas, as sandwiches can get a bit…
£10,000 Trust grant for school
Talbot Village Trust, a local grant giving charity that supports worthy causes in south east Dorset, has donated £10,000…
Making the great outdoors a classroom
by Lorraine Gibson. Hillside First School’s new headteacher has pledged to put children at the heart of everything they do…
Jubilee Stage honours late Queen
by Lorraine Gibson. The whole of Beaucroft Foundation School gathered to celebrate their new outdoor performance area and enjoyed an…
Care home residents’ boost for Christmas
Residents from Colten Care homes have filled more than 100 shoeboxes with gifts for disadvantaged babies and children in…
It’s high time we had a general election
It’s becoming increasingly hard to write a political column that is current, considering we file these about a week…
Petition prompts debate on vaccine safety
The House of Commons debated Covid-19 vaccine safety on October 24. The debate was prompted by a petition signed by…
Three generations of a gallant family
The Charterhouse two-day collectors auction includes some stunning militaria from three soldiering generations of a family. Richard Bromell of Charterhouse…
Blessing for animals
There was a good turn out for the Animal Blessing Service which took place on Sunday, October 9 in…