Category: Dorset community news

Open Q&A with Chris Loder MP

Last month in the BV the West Dorset MP offered to answer an open postbag – and here he has answered all the letters...

The three lives of the 130-year-old ‘temporary’ building

The Ibberton, Belchalwell and Woolland Village Hall – from a tin church to a thriving community hub, with state of the art big screen...

A decade of helping to unlock the digital world!

For ten years, Dorset’s Digital Champions have been inspiring digital inclusion and transforming lives. Rachael Rowe reports Dorset Council is celebrating a decade of award-winning...

Jupiter and its big red spot

Despite stormy skies, astrophotographer Darshna Ladva captures stunning Jupiter image. Rob Nolan eyes the sky at night this month As we endure yet another storm...

Time for a Dorset staycation?

Employ My Ability offers vocational training for students with learning disabilities and special educational needs and disabilities. One of their students, Maddie Walters, spent...

Free school uniform exchange, new traders in 1855 and big winter plans!

Pauline Batstone shares her monthly round up of what’s happening among the town’s collection of community enterprises and events Autumn is gently creeping up on...

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Endurance … and other life lessons

From jelly babies to chestnut chaos – Tamsin Doar discovers endurance riding with The Sass Queen and Sam Mowatt of The Piddle Ride With the...

Shaftesbury Food Festival returns for 2026

Highlights this year include the annual cheese race – enjoy the spectacle of people racing 23kg cheeses UP Gold Hill – plus MasterChef stars,...