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Cheesy watercress tortilla cups

Have a tasty and merry Cress-mas!

SIMPLE watercress canapes could wow your Guests this Christmas! After two years of slightly muted celebrations thanks to Covid, we’re…

Vikki Slade

‘We can act to eradicate poverty’

During recent visits to food banks in Dorset, I shared my own food parcel story from 1977, when my…

Michael Tomlinson

Reflecting on huge changes in 2023

AS we look forward to 2023, naturally one also reflects on the year past; on the massive changes that…

The Coast Busters group during their 25-mile trek for Margaret Green Animal Rescue

Who you gonna call? Coast busters!

A GROUP of friends touched by the plight of 25 dogs rescued by a Dorset animal centre put their…

Sculptures by the Lake

Scultpure by the Lakes redesigned

By Sara Niven. THE award-winning Sculpture by the Lakes has undergone a redesign. The premises, at Pallington, just east of Dorchester,…

The bus would be similar to this vehicle Picture: Citizens Advice

Appeal to fund Citizens Advice bus

A BUS offering help, support and advice during the cost of living crisis could be hitting the road in…

Rosemary Lunt and Diann March with chair of trustees, Alan Breakwell

Volunteers’ 40 years of dedication

A PAIR of Citizens Advice volunteers with a combined service of more than 40 years have retired from their…

Purbeck Swimming Pool

Free swimming on offer to young people over the Christmas break

YOUNG people can enjoy free swimming this Christmas. Dorset Council residents under the age of 16 are able to access…

The scheme is seeing hundreds of trees and hedgerows planted

Could you help tree-planting effort?

by Lorraine Gibson. ‘HOW great would it be to take shade with your family or friends in your local park…

Sopers Lane Christchurch. Photo: Google

Youths injured in masked attack

A GROUP of masked youths attacked two teenagers in Christchurch, leaving the victims with head injuries. The incident unfolded at…