Category: Dorset community news

St Mary’s Approved to Become a New SEND School and a Leading National Centre of Excellence

A new school with fantastic facilities will improve the lives of Dorset children with SEND and reduce future costs, after ambitious plans were last...

Rosie’s 100 laps for Captain Tom Foundation and Gillingham Medical Practice

Gillingham Health Champion Rosie Thompson - a retired PE Teacher from Gillingham High School - walked 100 laps of the Peacemarsh Surgery car park...

The old railway line in Stalbridge … | Tales from the Vale

My last column mentioned the old railway line in Stalbridge which, before the Beeching cuts, had a level crossing to stop traffic on each...

A Giant Solar Farm

From Mappowder’s Parish Chairman, David Horrell (This month we broke the rules, and have two stories on the same subject - the CPRE choose their...

1,000yr old Ansty Has a May Queen Again

The first day of May once again brought a new May Queen to the village of Ansty, near Tisbury, this year. Due to the recent...

Night Sky April 2021 | What you can see this month

This month it's all about Venus as it returns to the evening skies in April, making it a planetto keep an eye on for...

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Back to work

From winter woes to wobbly lines, Jess Rimmer takes us through the slow work (and horses who think they’re funny) to polished event horses I...