Purbeck Gazette

Swanage Town & Herston

Prior double defeats Blandford

Swans defeated Blandford United 3-1 at Day’s Park in The Jewson Dorset Premier League. Swans produced a flying start and…

Barney, of Wiltshire Road, Salisbury, was found guilty of dumping soil on the site near Dorchester

Salisbury fly-tipper must complete 150 hours’ unpaid work

A FORMER hotel site was used as a dumping ground by a landscape worker – which ended in him…

HAS your bike been stolen from the Christchurch area?

Dorset Police recover 18 stolen bikes: Is yours among them?

HAS your bike been stolen from the Christchurch area? If so, police might be able to help, after officers recovered…

Peter Frost will drive the first train after travelling on the last one 50 years ago / Andrew PM Wright

Peter in the driving seat

Over half a century after being scrapped, the Swanage-Wareham rail link has been revived for a trial run over…

Teresa Lawton is exhibiting at Gallery On The Square, Poundbury

Painter Teresa on show

A new exhibition at Gallery On The Square, Poundbury, offers a rare chance to catch up with the recent work…

Tom Waters, of Electric People, is playing in Dorchester

Sax player Tom has mixed with the best

DORSET-RAISED Tom Waters is playing a homecoming gig with his band Electric People at Dorchester Corn Exchange later this…

In the picture (from left) Clare Rose, Ben Winter, Millie Winter, Sally Winter, Sam Winter, Ben Winter

Art is a family affair

THE work of seven artists spanning four generations of the same family is the latest exhibition at Lighthouse Poole. Family…

Artist Janet Hall is opening her home to visitors

Travel through the wardrobe to Narnia

IN a modest terraced house in a modest street in Rodwell lies an unknown world! Walk through the door and…

A grey speed camera van – the vehicles are being trialled before potentially being rolled out across the country. PHOTO: Road Angel

Fight against speeding enters the grey zone

NEW ‘stealth’ speed camera vans are set to be rolled out on roads across the UK. The vehicles will be…

Alex Trent (left) and brother Joe wearing their bronze medals

Brothers medal with England

HANDBALL brothers Joe and Alex Trent, from Corfe Mullen, have achieved success with a British age group team at…