Category: Dorset community news

First time renting tips

A local expert from Citizen’s Advice provides timely tips on consumer issues. Q: ‘I’m moving house and will be renting somewhere on my own for...

Village rallies to save historic school

In the heart of Winterborne Stickland, a village community is rallying to save a piece of their village’s history. The Stickleberries pre-school and day...

Sherborne’s new Community Hub and café

Thanks to generous donations and support from many local groups and charities, Sherborne Primary School opened their new Community Hub building in June. The...

Bonjour Thornford Primary!

Thornford Primary School played host to 59 French children in June as part of an exchange trip. Thornford Primary is twinned with a school...

Drop-in healthcare for farmers at market

The Rural Chaplaincy Team of the Salisbury Diocese works across Dorset and Wiltshire, visiting farms and rural businesses, providing support where it is needed.‘It...

Abbey104 Album of the Month: All AgainQueen of Jeans | Memory Music

This Sunday (7th July) Sherborne will host its first Pride Parade, so it feels apt that my album of the month features a self-described...

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First runs and winter prep

As the Tizzard yard gears up for winter, Chris Wald reports strong early form – and barn manager Jemma Sargent says there’s nowhere she’d...

Consumers need informed assurance

Farm assurance schemes need to stand up for our higher standards and tell consumers WHY to British food, says the NFU’s Tim Gelfs Farm assurance...