Category: Dorset community news

Time to sow for Dorset chilli challenge

heat are being encouraged to start sowing now, as the Great Dorset Chilli Festival launches its annual chilli-growing competition.This year’s variety is Rooster Spur,...

Sturminster Newton tops Dorset’s town tax list

Dorset already ranks among England’s highest council tax area – as bills rise again, sharp variations in parish precepts prompt fresh scrutiny As council tax...

Record funding, record potholes

As drivers dodge deepening craters, ministers promise record investment – but is the current model built for harsher winters and rural mileage? When Yeovil MP...

Developed – but not delivered

Buyers who trusted glossy masterplans now face unmet promises and unfinished landscaping as enforcement struggles to keep pace Across the Blackmore Vale, residents who believed...

Appeal launched to unlock Sylvia Townsend Warner archive

A new fundraising appeal has been launched to catalogue the archive of Dorset writer and LGBTQ+ pioneer Sylvia Townsend Warner (1893–1978), opening the collection...

2026 season announced for Music at St Greg’s

Music at St Greg’s has unveiled its 2026 concert programme, promising a varied series of performances ranging from organ recitals and chamber music to...

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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...

Yeovil nursing home rated ‘Outstanding’ by care regulator

A specialist nursing home in Yeovil has been rated ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), following its latest inspection. Cooksons Court provides nursing care,...