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A CONTRIBUTION of just 47p per week would be enough to secure the future of a popular Dorset leisure centre.According to the team fighting to save Blandford Leisure Centre, that small...
Super Saturday quintet for Nicholls
NOT that it comes as a surprise, Paul Nicholls had another dazzling day at Wincanton’s biggest meeting of the season on Saturday....
Village rejects weight restriction plans
A VILLAGE suffering from HGVs using its high street as a main route to Bristol has rejected plans to cure the same problem in a neighbouring village. Buckland Dinham Parish Council say...
Unemployment rises in Dorset
UNEMPLOYMENT in North Dorset is more than a third higher than this time last year.Figures released on Wednesday show that the number of those out of work and claiming Jobseeker's...
Wind turbine for school
A SCHOOL has won planning permission to put up a wind turbine in a corner of its playing field.Members of Dorset County Council’s planning committee on Friday approved an...
Council pledges to help youngsters find affordable homes
A STEP forward was taken for north Dorset’s young people last week when the district council voted to help out those who can’t afford to buy homes in the county. Councillors...
Villagers fight speeding traffic
FURIOUS residents in Marnhull are gathering together to fight speeding traffic through their village. Three men say a narrow road near their homes is being used as a daily rat run to...
Daisy's birthday donation
A YOUNG girl went without presents on her birthday so she could help animals.Six-year-old Daisy Covell from Gillingham forewent gifts at her “Animal Antics” birthday party and...
Gillingham bakery back in business
LIGHTS are on inside and soon, once the place has been completely refurbished, the smell of baking bread will again waft into Hardings Lane.The historic bakery at Gillingham that has...
Burglaries at Bulbarrow
A SPATE of burglaries in the Bulbarrow area has raised concerns about a sharp rise in minor break-ins. In just over the past two weeks, six break-ins have occurred at Bulbarrow, Child...
