Community firm putting You First
Formed as a social enterprise and community interest company in 2014, You First Support Services, based in Martock, has…
Make assets sweat to unlock productivity
Some years ago, we were building a Mayan Temple mirror maze at Port Aventura, Spain’s largest theme park. I…
Funding match of the day a real winner for local businesses
A new scheme is offering micro, small and social enterprise businesses up to £5,000 of match-funding, provided they can…
Chance to have say on eco hub plan
An eco-hub providing rapid charging for electric vehicles is being planned near Blandford. The hub is being proposed by…
A bit cautious maybe, but welcome news
A couple of weeks ago, I visited one of our vaccination centres in Dorchester to see first-hand the hard…
School staff have been phenomenal
So! The sensible and steady path from lockdown to more normal times will soon be opened and we will…
Tide is turning in incinerators argument
Back in December, I wrote about proposals for an energy-from-waste (EfW) incinerator in my constituency. In that piece, I…
Dancing in the streets as folk festival set to return
By Miranda Robertson When I heard the Purbeck Valley Folk Festival was back on this year I actually did a…
Literary festival still alive and well-read on social media
The Blandford Literary Festival, which held its very successful inaugural event in 2019…
School issues plea for your support
Blandford School has issued an urgent appeal for help as it prepares to re-open to all pupils. In an…