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Brexit Party name North Dorset candidate as general election looms
With a general election apparently imminent, the Brexit Party has announced its prospective parliamentary candidate for North Dorset. Tim Page, currently a farmer in Wiltshire following a long career as an international corporate …
Missing man from near Gillingham found
Police officers searching for a man who has gone missing from North Dorset have said he has been located. Roger Sitch, 59, went missing from Buckhorn Weston near Gillingham on the evening of …
North Dorset police warning over ‘HMRC’ scam
The police in North Dorset have warned people to be on their guard about an ongoing ‘HMRC’ telephone scam, with more than 150 reports of the fraud having been reported so far in …
Margaret Marande reaches the halfway point in her 220-mile walk of The Hardy Way
Margaret Marande, 81, is now half way on her marathon 220-mile trek of The Hardy Way, having left Hardy’s Birthplace Visitor Centre on 18 April. As reported in the May issue of …
Appeal for information after theft of sheep in North Dorset
Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward after around 50 sheep were stolen from a farm near Blandford. At around 7am on Wednesday 18 April 2018 it was …
Search for community heroes in Gillingham and Shaftesbury
North Dorset District Council is on the hunt for heroes. The council is urging local residents in the area to nominate people for its Community Hero Awards. Council chair Councillor Val Pothecary says: …
New publisher in North Dorset offers chance for writers
A businessman who recently returned to Britain from the United States after selling his manufacturing company is setting up his own publishing firm. Chris Oswald, 57, has written and published his first thriller, …
Gillingham and Shaftesbury public get their say on rules concerning dogs
Residents, visitors and organisations in North Dorset, including Gillingham and Shaftebury, are being invited to have their say about rules concerning dogs. People are being asked what they think about dogs in public …
New campaign launched to tackle housing crisis in Dorset
Councils have launched a new campaign to tackle the housing crisis with a target of 20,000 new homes by 2033 in west Dorset, north Dorset and Weymouth and Portland. North Dorset District Council, …