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Blandford Freemasons supporting NOCS

https://youtu.be/MOWmMBjxDo0 Thanks to donations from the annual lodge of instruction dinner of The Lodge of Honour and Friendship, Blandford-based charity ‘New Opportunities for Community and...

Annual Hatch House event raises £20,000 for Salisbury hospice

The Open Garden at Hatch House has this year raised in excess of £20,000 for Salisbury Hospice.The annual event, held on Saturday the 10th...

Blandford’s Baroque B’Stards

A recent clean of William B’Stard’s portrait revealed an intriguing detail, says Rupert Hardy, chairman of North Dorset CPRE The brothers, William and John B’Stard...

Philanthropist and environmentalist Edward Hoare takes on the Random 19

Edward Hoare is a philanthropist and environmentalist and direct descendant of Sir Richard Hoare, who founded Hoare's Bank in 1672.  C. Hoare & Co. is...

Letters to the BV Editor October 2022

On Patricia MillerWhat a fantastic ‘Dorset Island Discs’ this month (‘The NHS has lost its way’, Sep 22)! The column is always an enjoyable...

Valerie Beryl Nankervis 

Sadly passed away on the 28th September 2022 at the age of 82 in Dorchester County Hospital.  Beloved wife to (Bob) Robert and loving mother...

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BHS Dorset Pleasure Ride

In aid of the BHS Ride Pleasure Ride Out UK Fund Sunday 10 September9:30am - 11.30amMagiston FarmSydling St NicholasDorchester, DT2 9NR Advance booking£20 Adults - £10...

Dorset Council budget relies on Council Tax to fund rising care costs

Dorset Council has published its draft budget proposals for 2026/27, revealing that the majority of new spending on social care and services will be...

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