Category: Dorset community news

No.1 Gold Hill to become part of Shaftesbury Museum

Once a priest’s house for St Peter’s Church in the 16th century, No. 1 Gold Hill still has a ‘squint’ through the wall to...

Please can someone explain pension credit?

Q: ‘I am due to retire soon but I think I might struggle to manage on my State Pension. Someone told me I might...

Meet Annabel Abbs at Winstone’s

Listen to her discuss her fascinating book Sleepless – about women and the nocturnal world. This will be a fascinating talk, one not to...

More than just gouda times

Did you know how the Sturminster Cheese Fest spreads generosity as much as it does the smell of Stinking Bishop? The famous cheese festival at...

The anniversary of Tolpuddle Martyrs arrest

Before sunrise on 24th February 1834 farm worker George Loveless left for work as usual … but it would be three years before he...

Making your Valentine’s Day special

Employ My Ability offers vocational training for students with learning disabilities and special educational needs and disabilities. One of their students, Maddie Walters, spent...

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In the stable, not the spotlight

Jackie Potts on the quiet graft, deep knowledge and sheer love of horses that built one of Britain’s most respected grooming careers Not many people...

The Ultimate Guide to Becoming a Digital Nomad in 2026

For millions of people, the idea of working from a beach in Bali, a cafe in Lisbon or a mountain lodge in Colombia sounds...

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