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Give the gift of unwanted presents

Boring socks, shower gel sets in a scent you can’t stand or yet another cookbook? Sometimes it really is…

Girl Bishop delivers her final address

Avon Valley Churches’ Emily Albury gave her final address as Girl Bishop at St Mary’s Church in Fordingbridge last…

Charitable fund that keeps on teaching

The endlessly-fascinating Wars of the Roses are the subject of the first Mackrell Lecture of 2022. The lectures have become…

Plans for town centre car wash are rejected

Councillors have rejected a proposal for a hand car wash business in a Wimborne town centre car park on…

Objectors sign up for battle over pub

Objectors are lining up to fight for a dining pub under threat of demolition in the village of Longham. Plans…

Swing out for charity in the New Year

Following the successful return of Wimborne Rotary’s popular annual series of ‘Jazz at the Allendale’ charity concerts in September…

Test backlog has quadrupled

DVSA obtained by the AA Driving School has revealed that the backlog for driving tests in the UK quadrupled…

Be very wary of Omicron at fuel pumps

Drivers at risk of getting the gift of Covid from fuel pump handles. More than 100,000 drivers could be coming…

‘Once folk open their homes to others, they usually love it…’

The idea of opening your home to a total stranger to share your daily life may sound odd or…

Feel good about your festive leftovers

Did you know that throwing away just a single portion of Christmas dinner produces the same carbon emissions as…