Category: Dorset community news

A whirlwind tour of all that’s happening in Sturminster Newton this month

Pauline Batstone shares her monthly round up of what’s happening among the town’s collection of community enterprises and eventsThe Marketplace is the new name...

Stranded: Dorset is one of the worst in the country

Among the worst-served areas for rural transport, a House of Commons inquiry hears that failing bus networks are widening social inequality.For rural Dorset, public...

BT cut us off and left us hanging

BT’s switch from analogue to digital has left one elderly Wincanton couple without a landline during medical emergencyIn January, 77-year-old Kate Nutbeam received a...

Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance celebrates 25 years of saving lives

From farm accidents to heart attacks … here are the stories of some of the many people who owe everything to the ‘hospital in...

Help, hope …and great coffee

Newly opened at Sturminster Newton, the Vale Family Hub offers vital community support for North Dorset residents‘How did we get here? Blood, sweat, tears,...

On the Ukrainian road to recovery – an update from Eddy in Kyiv

While delivering humanitarian aid in Ukraine, Eddy Scott from Shaftesbury suffered major injuries during a drone attack‘It’s the people that make this country. They...

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Learning Mentor required by Future Roots

Based in rural West Dorset, Future Roots is a well-established provider of complimentary education and re-engagement services for children and young people. Working with...

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