It’s the sense of calm that is most striking at St Mary’s Shaftesbury. The dinner bell is silent and poignant displays of artwork lie abandoned by pupils and staff who always expected to return to their much loved school. An old newspaper dated 4 March 2020 gives a sense of time stood still. But behind […]

Ruby Else-White has been recognised as one of Europe’s top talents at just 14-years-old. “It was mad!” Ruby said of the competition in Sweden early last year. Now aged 14, Ruby was just 12 when she won “I’d competed all weekend, and won all my bouts to get the gold for my weight. It was […]

It was a horribly familiar hot sinking feeling as Carla Charalambides was told in the Blandford branch of Clark’s Shoes that the voucher for her daughter’s shoes was declined – but two year old Caitlin did not understand why she had to leave her beloved new ‘princess shoes’ behind. “She’s usually such a happy girl” […]

Although the gates to Monkey World have been closed for the majority of this past year, the centre has still been bustling with activity!  The animals have given us routine and we have directed all our energies into keeping them fit, well and stimulated in their rehabilitated family groups.  All 260 rescued primates enjoyed natural […]

Featuring assigned and socially distanced seating, Covid-safe steam trains have resumed between Norden, Corfe Castle and Swanage – after the lifting of Government restrictions. Southern Railway 1940s Battle of Britain class Bulleid Pacific No. 34072 ‘257 Squadron’ haul the first steam train out of Swanage since Tuesday, 29 December, 2020. Swanage Railway trustee and passenger […]

Nestled in the Dorset countryside just six miles east of Dorchester is one of the county’s hidden gems – Sculpture by the Lakes.  This 26-acre sculpture park is a glorious gallery under the skies, where visitors can escape from daily worries surrounded by woodland, water, gardens and inspiring works of art. Even those who would […]

Gillingham Medical Practice are about to change the way patients make appointments. Long gone will be the days when everyone queues for ages at 8.30am on the phone to get an appointment – they are introducing a triage system to ensure patients are seen by the right person in a timely manner. Like all changes, […]