Category: Dorset community news

Spotting scams and Buffy the Dorset nursing legend| BV Podcast

From practical advice on scams to thought-provoking discussions on local environmental issues, and talking to a local community nurse – hosts Terry Bennett and...

Dorset boxer Ruby White is shortlisted for SportsAid’s prestigious One-to-Watch Award.

Seventeen-year-old boxing sensation Ruby, from Stalbridge, has been selected from around 1,000 rising stars across more than 60 different sports who have been supported...

Wessex Internet Reaches Milestone with 10,000th Customer

Dorset-based full-fibre broadband provider Wessex Internet is celebrating a major achievement, having connected its 10,000th customer. The milestone customer, Dan Phillips from Bisterne, Hampshire, was...

Deepest darkest Dorset: preserving our night sky heritage

Seeking sanctuary under the stars: CPRE’s Dr Richard Miles looks at the push for a dark sky reserve to safeguard our natural nightscapes One of...

Is it a scam?

A local expert from Citizen’s Advice provides timely tips on consumer issues. Q: ‘I keep reading about people losing money in scams and I am...

Sun, not floods, for the 29th Stickler!

Could the weather have been any more perfect for this year’s Stickler race? Now in it’s 29th year, regular runners have come to expect...

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From rain-soaked fields to foal-filled stables

The joy was four ‘foaled’ at The Glanvilles Stud in May, and Lucy Procter explains the fascinating feet corrections (plus Honeysuckle is pregnant!) The photos...

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...