Category: Dorset community news

Step into autumn with a new dance class for the over 60s

Artsreach, in partnership with Pavilion Dance South West, is launching a weekly dance class this autumn, specially designed for people over 60 living in...

Matt’s mountain to climb

Diagnosed at 47, Matt Riggs is tackling a 45km Inca Trail trek with Parkinson’s for company, one high-altitude step at a time ‘I was expecting...

Step forward, Stalbridge

With six vacant seats and only five councillors currently in post, Stalbridge Town Council is calling on residents and local workers to step forward...

Respite break proves just the tonic for Lynsey and her mum

As a retired registered nurse, Lynsey was used to being busy and dependable, but after years of caring for her mum, Flo, at home,...

Lendology loans helping Dorset households cut carbon and costs

A family’s decision to cut their carbon footprint has seen their home leap from an EPC Band D to Band A – and they...

A cappella excellence in Dorchester: one night only

Music lovers are in for a rare treat this September as the internationally acclaimed Gentlemen of St John’s College, Cambridge return to St Peter’s...

Popular

Rodney’s rough ride

This month, Sally Cooper shares Rodney’s recent medical saga, with a stunningly swift, unexpected diagnosis and treatment This month I was contemplating what to write...