News from North Dorset
Rugby: Twin Counties put to sword in Shield
HAMPSHIRE avenged last season's 29-11 defeat at the hands of the Twin Counties with a comprehensive victory against a spirited, but inexperienced Dorset & Wiltshire side of youngsters who were overpowered by a more physical team of seasoned ...
RUGBY: Twin Counties slump in Shield opener
From the outset the Twin Counties youngsters were very much on the back foot conceding 10 points in as many minutes through a penalty, try and conversion. However, in the 16th minute a fine move incorporating both forwards and backs saw North Dorset ...
RUGBY: Twin Counties slump in Shield opener
DORSET and Wilts got their County Championship Shield Pool Three campaign off to a dreadful start as they were thrashed by Hampshire 46-13 at Gosport and Fareham RFC. From the outset the Twin Counties youngsters were very much on the back foot ...
RUGBY: Twin Counties slump in Shield opener
DORSET and Wilts got their County Championship Shield Pool Three campaign off to a dreadful start as they were thrashed by Hampshire 46-13 at Gosport and Fareham RFC. From the outset the Twin Counties youngsters were very much on the back foot ...
RUGBY: Twin Counties slump in Shield opener
DORSET and Wilts got their County Championship Shield Pool Three campaign off to a dreadful start as they were thrashed by Hampshire 46-13 at Gosport and Fareham RFC. From the outset the Twin Counties youngsters were very much on the back foot ...
EU Rally in Blandford
The Rally to Remain: A Different Europe is Possible event being held in Blandford next week will feature Molly Scott Cato, Green MEP for South West of England along with Hugo Mieville, Parliamentary Spokesman for North Dorset Liberal Democrats, and ...
Photos from North Dorset
Gold Hill, Shaftesbury sunset over the Blackmore Vale from Spread Eagle Hill Head in the Clouds ~ Shaftesbury St Thomas ~ Melbury Abbas Grazing ~ Melbury Abbas The road up Zig Zag hill Semley ~ St Leonard’s Gold Hill in December Gold Hill sunset walk on Fontmell Down Parsons Pool. GOLD HILL is the most famous street in Shaftesbury, a town full of quaint corners and superb views on the edge of a 700-foot plateau. This ancient cobbled street, running beside the walls of King Alfred’s abbey, features on countless chocolate boxes and calendars.
Hotels
La Fleur De Lys La Fleur De Lys
Belke Street
SP7 8AW Shaftesbury
Best Western The Royal Chase Hotel Best Western The Royal Chase Hotel
Royal Chase Roundabout
SP7 8DB Shaftesbury, Dorset
The Fontmell The Fontmell
Fontmell Magna
SP7 0PA Shaftesbury
Other places
Alweston Anderson Ansty Ashmore Bagber Bagber Common Bedchester Belchalwell Bere Regis Bishops Caundle Blandford Camp Blandford Forum Blandford St Mary Bourton Bridge Broad Oak Bryanston Buckhorn Weston Bugley Bulbarrow Cann Cann Common Charisworth Charlton Marshall Cherry Orchard Chettle Child Okeford Colesbrook Compton Abbas Donhead St Andrew Droop Durweston East Melbury East Orchard East Stour Eccliffe Everley Fairmile Farnham Farrington Fiddleford Fifehead Magdalen Fifehead Neville Fifehead St Quintin Fontmell Magna Fontmell Parva Forest Deer Gains Cross Gillingham Glanvilles Wootton Glue Hill Gore Common Guys Marsh Haddon Hammoon Hanford Hartgrove Hazelbury Bryan Henstridge Higher Ansty Higher Langham Hilton Hinton St Mary Huntingford Ibberton Iwerne Minster Iwerne Steepleton King Stag Kingston Kington Magna Langham Langton Long Lower Almer Lower Ansty Lower Bagber Lower Blandford St Mary Lower Bryanston Lower Langham Ludwell Lydlinch Lydlinch Common Madjeston Manston Mappowder Margaret Marsh Marnhull Melbury Abbas Melcombe Bingham Milborne St Andrew Milton Abbas Milton on Stour Minchington Moorside Motcombe Newton Newtown Nutford Nyland Okeford Fitzpaine Pimperne Plumber Pulham Puxey Quarr Rivers Corner Rixon Rolls Mill Sandley Semley Shaftesbury Sherstock Shillingstone Shroton Silton Slaughtergate Spetisbury Stalbridge Stalbridge Weston Stock Stock Gaylard Stoke Wake Stour Provost Stour Row Stourpaine Stourton Caundle Stubhampton Sturminster Newton Sutton Waldron Tarrant Crawford Tarrant Gunville Tarrant Hinton Tarrant Keyneston Tarrant Launceston Tarrant Monkton Tarrant Rawston Tarrant Rushton Thornicombe Todber Tollard Royal Turnworth Twyford Warrbridge West Bourton West Melbury West Orchard West Stour Westbrook Whatcombe Winterborne Clenston Winterborne Houghton Winterborne Kingston Winterborne Muston Winterborne Stickland Winterborne Tomson Winterborne Whitechurch Winterborne Zelston Woolland Wyke Yewstock