Purbeck Gazette

The T3 563 team and Anthony Coulls, senior curator of Rail Transport and Technology at the National Railway Museum | Credit: Andre PM Wright

Full steam ahead: Victorian loco gets on track in Swanage

CHURCH bells rang out in Swanage when a unique Victorian steam locomotive hauled its first passenger train…

Pat Bonfield

Pat Bonfield Late of Swanage, passed peacefully away on 25th July 2023, aged 93 years. Widow of the late Alby Bonfield. Any enquiries…

11 gardens in Wareham opened in aid of Rotary Club charities

Wareham Gardeners Raise £1,840 for Local Charities in Successful Open Gardens Event

KEEN gardeners in Wareham coined in hundreds of pounds for good causes when they opened their gardens to the…

GREEN-FINGERED gardeners in Wareham are going for gold this summer in Britain in Bloom competitions.

Wareham Gardeners Aim for Gold in Britain in Bloom Competitions

GREEN-FINGERED gardeners in Wareham are going for gold this summer in Britain in Bloom competitions. Judges will be visiting today…

Pupils from St Mark’s Primary School at the Dorset School Games

Youngsters get a handle on tennis

PUPILS in Year 4 at St Mark’s Primary School in Swanage represented the Purbeck & Christchurch team at the…

Inspectors said ‘rapid improvements’ had been made at St George’s PHOTO: Google

Ofsted rates primary school ‘Good’

ST GEORGE’S CE VA Primary School in Langton Matravers has been rated ‘Good’ by schools watchdog Ofsted following a…

Alison Milmer is doing the Dorset Deca – 10 ironman triathlons

Alison Milmer Takes on Dorset Deca: Conquering 10 Ironman Triathlons in an Epic Endurance Challenge

ENDURANCE athlete Alison Milmer from Swanage is ready to push her body and mind to the limit in the…

The team (from left) Anthony Walton, Cathy Lewis, Mark Bauer and Neil Ingle and (below) swimming in Swanage Bay

How English Channel swimmer overcame her fears

A SWANAGE woman who did not learn to swim until she was in her 40s is set to take…

Win TWO weekend tickets to The Purbeck Valley Folk Festival

With The Purbeck Gazette & The Purbeck Valley Folk Festival! Win two weekend tickets to The Purbeck Valley Folk Festival…

Coles Miller riders (from left) Nick Balchin, Neil Andrews and Laura Hall

Legal eagles saddle up for charity ride

LAW firm Coles Miller Solicitors, which has an office in Wimborne among others in Dorset, will have three representatives…