Category: Dorset community news

Champagne Supernova(what you see occurred when dinosaurs roamed the earth!)

Now it’s easy to think at first glance that this isn’t a particularly great image, but bear with me.The reason this is such an...

Event Cancelled

A local expert from Citizen’s Advice provides timely tips on consumer issues. This Month: what happens if surprise new restrictions mean events I’ve booked...

I am an artist – I must suffer for my art | Tales from the Vale

I live in Mappowder. And I’m a guitar teacher (I know, not two sentences that you’ll have read before in close proximity, I’d guess)....

Sheds, garages, heating oil … all in a night’s work for local thieves

Monthly updates from the various North Dorset Police Teams. This month’s news from Gillingham’s PCSO Vicky Biggs. Gillingham’s team have seen a rise in thefts...

Take a trip to the North America Nebula

The equinox on March 20th is a sad day for stargazers as that’s when days become longer than the nights, says expert Rob Nolan....

Do you know where your nearest defibrillators are?

This month’s news from the unofficial capital of the Blackmore Vale Sturminster Newton ... If a defibrillator is ever needed, it must be used fast,...

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(Very) early mornings and stable fans were the heatwave drill for team TB

The weather forced a change in the yard schedule, says Toots Bartlett, but it was an opportunity to discover how the horses might cope...

On the March allotment

Barry Cuff takes a look back through his notes of what happened on his Sturminster Newton plot last month allowed plenty of work to be...