Category: Dorset community news

Mind the gap – why North Dorset needs a technical college

No skills, no STEM, no jobs: without local training, North Dorset risks becoming a housing corridor with no future for its young people When the...

Child Okeford Art Trail returns

Now in its fifth year, the Child Okeford Art Trail returns this August Bank Holiday with an inspiring line-up of 22 artists and craftspeople...

A village shop in spirit – a service station in scale

North Dorset CPRE’s Rupert Hardy visits Hawtree & Sons Riverside Garage – the family business that’s busily defining rural retail After the brief COVID-era reprieve,...

Spring Rolls and Smiles at The Malthouse Residential Care Home

Residents at The Malthouse Residential Care Home in Gillingham Dorset enjoyed an afternoon of fun, food and laughter on Thursday 24th July, thanks to...

Classic & Supercar Sunday – the biggest line up yet

Get ready — Canford Classic & Supercar Sunday 2025 is shaping up to be the biggest, baddest automotive celebration yet. Expect a glorious exhibition...

Time to untwin the nonsense?

Quick question: does anyone remember voting on whether Bournemouth should be symbolically married to Netanya in Israel? No? Me neither. But here we are...

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Grassroots to Gold Cups

In our new column, Chris Wald, assistant trainer to Joe Tizzard, tells us how Venn Farm went from dairy farm to racing dynasty Venn Farm...

The Ultimate Guide to Becoming a Digital Nomad in 2026

For millions of people, the idea of working from a beach in Bali, a cafe in Lisbon or a mountain lodge in Colombia sounds...

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