Category: Dorset community news

The Great Wall

Cosmic wonders from the Dorset skies as astrophotographer Rob Nolan captures the Cygnus Wall from 2,000 light years away Happy New Year to all The...

BV’s Local Flavours Hamper Winner!

Huge congratulations to Diane Davies from Gillingham who won the BV's Local Flavours Hamper and is now set for a very Merry Christmas with...

Rotakids are cleaning up the town

RotaKids from Shaftesbury Primary joined the Abbey Primary RotaKids and the Hilltop Litter Pickers on the first litter pick of the school year on...

Get your craft on!

It’s December and that means Christmas is nearly here! This month I thought I’d talk a little bit about handmade gifts for Christmas.It’s not...

Wincanton’s long-serving stars shine with 83 years at hospital

Two colleagues at Wincanton Hospital are celebrating 83 years collective service at the hospital – both began their careers back in the 1980s!Marian Britton...

Alison’s happy for 35 years on shift

The staff and 66 residents of Maiden Castle House, a not-for-profit care home in Dorchester, are proudly celebrating a significant milestone – Alison, one...

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‘We marvelled at her natural maternal instinct’

A complicated foaling left the newborn orphaned, but with medicines and good husbandry we found a foster mare, says Lucy Procter. January is a significant...

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...