Purbeck Gazette

15/08/2025

✨COMPETITION TIME✨
Your chance to win 2 FREE tickets to the Haunting of Blaine Manor! 👻
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Sunday 7th September Westlands Ballroom. 7:30pm England, 1953. Renowned American parapsychologist Doctor Roy Earle, famous for discrediting hauntings and exposing fake mediums, is invited to attend a seance in Blaine […]

13/08/2025

Concerns were raised that it would be distracting for drivers

Plans to create a digital display at a Co-op in Wareham have been refused following concerns it would distract drivers.

13/08/2025

Something to be aware of!

The message includes a link that, if clicked on, asks people to provide personal details and pay a small sum, usually £1.

12/08/2025

𝐏𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 📸

Congratulations Elise Morgan! 🦉

'Purbeck rally this afternoon.'

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

12/08/2025

A very interesting proposal for a derelict site - with some affordable homes, a new small business hub and a nursery all planned

The site, which has been vacant since 2020 and is dilapidated, has had several plans to redevelop its building rejected in the past.

10/08/2025

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!

09/08/2025

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09/08/2025

There's so much for people to enjoy!

World music stars are set to descend on Dorset next week for the Purbeck Valley Folk Festival (PVFF) at Purbeck Valley Farm.

08/08/2025

Heathland across Dorset has seen 55 incidents of fire, affecting 27 heaths and burning an area of over 65 hectares since January

Just this week, Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service battled four heathland blazes in Purbeck - one lasting four days.

07/08/2025

The decommissioning of the site will see the buildings flattened to return the area to heathland with public access

Residents are being asked whether radioactive waste should be buried and left behind following the decommissioning of a nuclear site.

07/08/2025

Sibu Jr just turned one and he needs specialist formula as he is intolerant to cow’s milk formula

Bornean orang-utan Sibu Jr celebrated his first birthday on July 31 but carers are struggling to pay for specialist milk feeds.