The New Blackmore Vale

20/09/2024

Police are keen to hear from anyone who saw the incident...

A woman in her 70s was left with "serious injuries" after being hit by a car on the A35 at Kingston Pond in Dorchester.

20/09/2024

What a great idea.

Residential and home care provider, Care South, has completed the introduction of specialist staff at Somerset care homes.

19/09/2024

Brace yourselves folks - 40mm of rain in three hours could bring some serious flash flooding problems...

The Met Office has issued a weather warning for thunderstorms and heavy rainfall in Somerset, Wiltshire and Dorset this week...

19/09/2024

Yes! It's back! Here's when it opens and how you can book tickets!

The Christmas ice rink is returning to Clarks Village, in Street, Somerset. Here's when it is open and how to book tickets...

19/09/2024

The homes are available to people with local links, key workers, or those with low incomes...

Almost 50 affordable homes for first-time buyers have been developed in Dorset as part of three housing schemes.

18/09/2024

Residents got to talk to the man in charge...

The man who oversees policing in Wiltshire was on the spot yesterday (September 17) when a car overturned in Pettridge Lane, Mere.

17/09/2024

𝐏𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 📸
Congratulations Rachel Johnson! 🐝
Look out for our post this weekend where we call for your Photo of the Week...

17/09/2024

Ooof, and police said they were way over the limit too... 😳

The driver of this Audi was found to be more than three times the drink-drive limit after crashing in Mere.

15/09/2024

Share your best photo from the last 7 days, and we'll pick one to be our 𝐏𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤! 📸

The winner will be announced on Tuesday evening!

13/09/2024

The latest issue of The New Blackmore Vale is out now!

You can read it here: https://blackmorevale.net/latest-issue/

13/09/2024

Congratulations Roger! He began work 39 years ago at Wessex Grain at Henstridge Trading Estate, near Templecombe, which was later to become part of Cefetra Grain

A long-serving employee for agricultural market leader Cefetra Ltd has been honoured for his 39-year contribution to the business with a prestigious community award.

12/09/2024

How horrible :( Police described it as a "gruesome incident"

Three lambs were slaughtered and their carcasses taken from a field of a property between Fiddleford and Sturminster Newton.

12/09/2024

A lovely photo to start your Thursday morning off with!

"A beautiful roe deer roaming the field near my house in West Stour."

Thanks to Patrick Mitchell for sending that in.

11/09/2024

Wow - what an effort!

The six month project saw Judith complete 73 sketches of people at Abbey View Care Home in Sherborne.

A talented resident of a Dorset care home wowed fellow residents and staff with an exhibition featuring pencil portraits of the care home’s entire roll of 73 staff members.

11/09/2024

Our thoughts are with the young man and his family and friends... 😞

A 17-year-old boy suffered "life-threatening injuries" in a crash at Corsley Heath last night (September 10).

10/09/2024

𝐏𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 📸

Congratulations Cindy Hallett! 😺

'Our 5 week old kittens'

Look out for our post this weekend where we call for your Photo of the Week...

09/09/2024

How shocking :( the man is described is described as white, aged between 17 and 20 years-old with short dark hair and around 5'8" tall

A man exposed his ge****ls to a woman in her 80s while she was walking her dog in Ludwell near Shaftesbury.

09/09/2024

The show celebrated everything Dorset! Did you go? We'd love to see your pictures

Thousands of showgoers flocked to the Dorset County Show near Dorchester and enjoyed a packed programme of action despite the rainy weather.

07/09/2024

Paul Dempsey said he wants to make Dorset “a place where children thrive.”

The newly appointed director of children's services at Dorset Council, Paul Dempsey, said he wants to make Dorset "a place where children thrive."

07/09/2024

Great British Bake Off contestant Maggie Richardson and BBC Repair Shop star Sonnaz Nooranvary will also be at the festival!

Wimborne is serving up a new food festival to celebrate the town's great offering of food and drink eateries, retailers and artisan producers.

06/09/2024

This family event has something for everyone – including plenty of beer and cider tents!

LIVE music, classic cars, and a dog show are just some of what visitors to this year’s Berwick St John Country Fayre can look forward to. Over 20,000 people are […]

06/09/2024

What a fantastic idea!

The group is seeking trustees for the charity as well as guarantors to secure the lease of the building - as well as benefactors so the can start improvements to the building while they apply for funding.

Businesses around Blandford are looking to collaborate with one another to rent out the disused NatWest building to create a hub for small businesses in the town centre.

05/09/2024

People are being asked to submit questions in advance of the public meeting next Wednesday via email to [email protected]

Wincanton residents will have the opportunity to have their say and hear more about plans to build 650 homes, a care home, shops and more on a 66-hectare site in the west side of the town.

05/09/2024

Enjoy your retirement Mr Campbell!

The Lord-Lieutenant of Dorset - Angus Campbell CVO - has retired from the role after a decade of service.

04/09/2024

𝐏𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 📸

Congratulations Anthony Young!

'Poole Park, Moon and Sunrise'

Look out for our post this weekend where we call for your Photo of the Week...

04/09/2024

The man was found dead in a lake in June...

A man and a woman arrested after a holidaymaker was found dead in a lake at a Dorset holiday park have been released without charge.

04/09/2024

The proposal is part of a much larger proposal for the former builder's yard...

Two new homes could be built on the site of a former builder's yard in Sturminster Newton - part of a larger scheme.

03/09/2024

How amazingly brave of the staff to intervene! 😮

Police are appealing for information after an attempted robbery at the Post Office in Smugglers’ Lane, Furzehill, near Wimborne.

03/09/2024

You've got to love a tractor run!

A family fun day at Tarrant Keyneston raised £2,265 for the Southampton Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU).