Category: Dorset community news

Knowing Dad is safe

Making the transition into care can be an emotionally-charged experience for all involved, particularly if it means taking a step back from directly caring...

Knoll Gardens charity puts wildlife at the centre

A Dorset-based gardening charity is inviting people to rethink how their gardens work, with a new programme of events focused on wildlife, sustainability and...

TV archaeologist to speak in Fifehead Magdalen

A familiar face from British archaeology broadcasting will be speaking in North Dorset this month, as Julian Richards visits Fifehead Magdalen Village Hall on...

Osprey pair return to Dorset for fifth year

A pair of ospreys central to Dorset’s reintroduction project have returned to the county for the fifth consecutive year. Female CJ7 and male 022 –...

Help keep this place open

Sturminster Newton’s leisure centre is run by the community – and it needs a couple more people to help protect and guide its future For...

Cerne Giant Festival returns with three-week programme

The Cerne Giant Festival returns from 18th April to 9th May, bringing three weeks of walks, talks and workshops centred on the Cerne Valley’s...

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21-year-old jockey Alice Procter faces spinal injury after fall

After Alice’s devastating fall at Cartmel racecourse, her dad Doug Procter talks to editor Laura Hitchcock about living every parent’s nightmare I hadn’t spoken to...

Planning Your Trip to the Gillingham and Shaftesbury Show: Where to Stay and What to See

There is something uniquely British about voluntarily spending a significant portion of your August weekend standing in a field in Motcombe, surrounded by pristine...