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All a board, for your information

A new information board has been installed in Station Court at the entrance to the North Dorset Trailway detailing…

Work to start on 90-home scheme

The construction of the first 90 homes of Taylor Wimpey’s Gillingham Lakes development will start this month. The developer…

A roundabout way to mark history

The ancient history of Gillingham, once a Royal Forest, has been encapsulated with the stunning sculptures of a white…

A chance to listen to sounds of the Wessex Ridgeway

A hoard of long-lost CDs with audio commentary recorded along Dorset’s stunning Wessex Ridgeway has been discovered hidden in…

Thousands lost in heartless phone scam

An elderly woman from Sherborne has been scammed out of thousands of pounds after being repeatedly targeted by a…

Pupils’ gingerbread rainbow pays tribute to NHS workers

Rainbow loving little ones at Buckland Newton Primary School put on their creative baking hats and made a gingerbread…

Final touches are applied to town’s seats of learning

Final touches were being made last month to the canopied and sculptured seats forming a public art installation at…

Action call after car ploughs into garden

Members of Child Okeford Parish Council are worried a ‘tragedy will happen sooner or later’ unless traffic calming measures…

Lucy reflects on a remarkable century

A former nurse who celebrated her 100th birthday just before Christmas and who still keeps in touch with a…

E-scooter trial goes with a real Zwing

An E-Scooter trial in Yeovil has been hailed the top performing in the UK after users travelled further than…