THE CROWN INN, PUNCKNOWLE

Thatched pub, log burners, dart board, pub games, Palmers ales.

SAT, MARCH 18 TH AND 25 TH : Bingo

THURS, MARCH 9: Quiz night

Lyn, Paul and the team welcome you to this traditional thatched village pub in the heart of Puncknowle. Open 7 days a week from 12noon, food served daily. Sunday roasts 125pm, bookings advised. Dogs are welcome.

A Chickerell firm has proved it’s on the right path after beating 1,000 other companies to scoop South England Prestige Awards’ Home Improvement Service of the year. If that was not enough, Dorset Showhomes Ltd –which specialises in resinbound driveways, patios, pathways and pool surrounds – also won The Resin Mill Installer Spotlight Award for February 2023.

Marketing surveyor Victoria Williams said: “We were absolutely overwhelmed, delighted and very proud to have won the Prestige Award last year, then to take first place again for 2023. “What makes this particularly incredible is the fact we are a single product company yet have

DELIGHTED: Victoria Williams of Dorset Showhomes and, above, an example of the firm’s work