Blackmore Vale 26th February 2021 Wednesday, 10 March, 2021 So! The sensible and steady path from Lockdown to more normal times will soon be opened and we will all begin to take our tentative steps forward. The Prime Minister is right to tailor future moves based on solid data rather than arbitrary dates. Coronavirus is an atheist virus. It did not recognise Christmas and has no intention of changing its habit for Easter. Baby steps rather than a buccaneer... Articles
Blackmore Vale Digital February 2021 4th March 2021 The kindness of strangers……. During this pandemic a light has shone very brightly – kind, community/neighbour focussed actions. Often, for the doer, a small... Local News
We are all in this together 28th January 2021 In the words of the Aretha Franklin song “Here We Go Again”. Covid seems like one of those film villains tha,t despite shooting, stabbing, suffocating and... Articles
North Dorset Tier 3 30th December 2020 North Dorset will go into Tier 3 from 00.01am on Thursday 31st December. For a detailed breakdown of what you can and cannot do in a Tier 3 area please visit... Local News
Tier 2 in Dorset 1st December 2020 I understand, and share, the disappointment and frustration that North Dorset and, indeed, the whole of Dorset will be placed into Tier 2 from this week. Last... Local News
December Regional Tiers 23rd November 2020 When national restrictions end in December we will return to a regional tiered approach in England. The posters below provide guidance regarding the tiered... Media
Blackmore Vale: What is a select committee? 12th November 2020 A few weeks ago I logged in a little late for a zoom call to discuss a local issue with some Parish Councillors. I explained that a Select Committee meeting... Articles
New Blackmore Vale (October 29th 2020) 12th November 2020 Parliamentary Votes The high-profile issue of Free School Meals in holiday time generated a considerable postbag. Politics is to choose and I believe that... Articles
New Blackmore Vale (October 16th 2020) 12th November 2020 I’m sitting at my desk in Dorset, the mid-autumn sun is shining. I’ve got windows and doors open and the bird are busy at the feeders (a blue tit, I kid you not... Articles
New Blackmore Vale (November 3rd 2020) 12th November 2020 Here we go again…. We are on the cusp of the Pantomime Season and, like many, I certainly wanted to be shouting at Covid ‘you’re behind us!’ Alas that is not... Articles
