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Sturminster Newton High School Open evening

Thursday 29th September 6.30pm - 8.30pm For pupils currently in years 5 & 6 and their parents. If you would like to see the school, other...

It’s exam season – what’s going on?

Baffled by the exam system and what those grades actually mean? Kingston Maurward’s Principal Luke Rake has an explanation for all us confused ones The...

Will no one step up to save Wincanton Sports Ground?

Wincanton Sports Ground could close by the end of September, warn the trustees, if no one comes forward. Rachael Rowe reports The Blackmore Vale is...

Gillingham & Shaftesbury Show results

If you've not managed to take a look at the September issue yet, you might like a shortcut to this year's 2022 Gillingham &...

The cheese is back in Stur!

When the cattle market and the creamery closed at Stur, locals found a new way to keep the town on the map. Sturminster Newton was...

North Dorset gets the UK’s first major Project Gigabit contract

Boris Johnson’s levelling-up agenda comes to rural Dorset, bringing ‘lightning fast’ broadband and other benefits. Fanny Charles reports A £6 million contract signed with North...

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From rain-soaked fields to foal-filled stables

The joy was four ‘foaled’ at The Glanvilles Stud in May, and Lucy Procter explains the fascinating feet corrections (plus Honeysuckle is pregnant!) The photos...

The list of unwanted gifts

It’s that time of year when we’re packing up the last of the festive detritus and looking forward to the first spring flowers …...

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