Climbing roses have simple demands
by Sally Gregson. PERHAPS the archetypical flower of any English garden is the rose. More pages have been written, more…
Why seasonal affective disorder is more than just the ‘winter blues’
AT this time of year, you might hear people talking about seasonal affective disorder, or SAD for short. More…
Honda scores awards double
HONDA achieved a double success at the 2023 What Car? Awards. Jazz won the Small Car of the Year title…
Novelist’s blue plaque was on wrong property
By Neill Child, Wareham Museum volunteer. “It was a rather noteworthy country town…it wore its antiquity with a sort of…
Record year for company start-ups
FIGURES just released show that more new businesses were established in Dorset during 2022 than in any previous year…
Planned council tax hike would cost Band D household £1.41 a week
WELL folks, it’s that time of year again. Council tax. Everyone’s favourite topic…. Dorset Council is one of the top…
Citizens Advice steps up to the plate in face of the cost-of-living crisis
Citizens Advice helped 2.4 million people last year, with more than 60 million visiting its online advice pages. The Guardian…
Local Plan hold-up has consequences
ONE side-effect of the new unitary Dorset Council when it came into being in 2019 was to bring five…
Sunflowers raised hospital funds
SUNFLOWERS brought a ray of fundraising light to a county charity. Organisers of The Dorset Sunflower Trail, held at the…
Best of the blues heads for Swanage
A FESTIVAL celebrating the best of the blues is set to return to the Isle of Purbeck this year. More…