Category: Dorset community news

Big screen nostalgia brings the community together

A chance to see classic films on the big screen is proving to be a real lifeline for many, offering a warm and welcoming...

Wedding stories in Sturminster Newton

For the past three years Sturminster Newton has hosted a Wedding Fair, and alongside it St Mary’s church has added to the celebrations by...

Join the Shroton Ukelele Band

During the last year the Shroton Ukelele Band performed 37 concerts – or gigs, as they call them. Usually they entertain people in care...

Young debaters shine at Shaftesbury Rotary’s biggest Youth Speaks competition

Students from Shaftesbury, Blandford and Sturminster Newton schools took to the stage for Shaftesbury Rotary’s biggest Youth Speaks competition yet, held on 22nd January...

Into a pretty room by lots of hands | Abbey104 Album of the Month

on the wrong day can irrevocably damage your perception of the art. Conversely, finding the right music at the right moment feels like alchemy.So...

Dorset Council apply the brakes to 24hr parking charges

Less than 24 hours after voting to introduce evening and overnight car parking charges, Dorset Council has announced it will pause the decision, pending...

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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...

How Dorset Villages Are Keeping Traditional Pub Games Alive

Across the Blackmore Vale's village pubs skittle alleys are being swept clean, dartboards rehung, and cribbage cards shuffled again on Tuesday evenings. Far from...