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WHY DEMOLISHING NORDON IS MORE THAN AN ARCHITECTURAL DISASTER

A council decision to demolish Nordon House - an Edwardian building in the centre of a conservation area in Blandford -  has met with...

Sculpture by the Lakes – The Art of Tranquillity

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...

Gillingham Medical Practice – Important Info, please share

Gillingham Medical Practice are about to change the way patients make appointments. Long gone will be the days when everyone queues for ages at...

DUMPING GROUND DORSET

Beauty spots across Dorset are blighted by the scourge of fly-tipping as cases across the UK spiral out of control. We’ve all seen the...

April Issue of the digital Blackmore Vale magazine.

The Blackmore Vale magazine is the monthly digital publication offering a warm and friendly slice of rural Dorset life to readers from all over...

Sarah J. Naughton’s The Festival review

I started reading Sarah J. Naughton's The Festival in publication week, just to get ahead of interviewing Sarah for the Random 19. This was...

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‘The horse does all the work’

She just sits there looking pretty, obviously. Jess Rimmer’s month has been pain, power and … pond-water. The glamour of training for 4* Anyone who...

It’s the Hoosiers! 90s favourites head to Blandford for Teddy Rocks 2026

The award-winning Teddy Rocks Festival has unveiled its first wave of acts for 2026, with The Hoosiers confirmed as Saturday headliners – marking ten...

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