Category: Dorset community news

Haggis, the Falklands and DFLs | Tales from the Vale

Great little farm shop and outdoor café up a dirt track near Milton Abbas owned by ‘Steve,’ but run by two self-confessed ‘smiley girls,’...

Apex Prime Care Heroes, because not all superheroes wear capes

Apex Prime Care is a leading domiciliary care service, providing care across the south coast.We specialise in offering home care to those who need...

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...

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Unstoppable – Stur girls pack a punch!

In early February, two young boxers from Sturminster Newton Boxing Club headed to Rotherham for the England Boxing National Youth Championships 2025. Ruby White,...
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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...

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