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The woman who talks to her loom

Debby Kirby’s loom has sung through Walford Mill for 40 years as she weaves her hand-dyed silk into luminous accessories and wall art You can...

Ranger of a 1,000 miles

Behind Dorset’s wildflower verges and well-kept footpaths stands Graham Stanley, a senior ranger juggling bats, budgets and public expectations Graham Stanley leaps out of his...

Dorset’s Mr Bean

Giles Dick-Read spotted the coffee revolution before Britain knew it wanted one, quitting the corporate world for a converted Sherborne dairy It’s 1993: a world...

Dorset’s beaver believer does dam good work

For Steve Oliver, it is more than a job – it’s almost two decades of hands-on protection of the rivers, wildlife and landscapes where...

Black Pug Books

She wrangled Queen, Frost and the Rolling Stones – 50 years on Victoria Sturgess runs Black Pug Books with the same wit, grit and...

Flying in the fear factor

Armed with hawks, falcons and fierce dedication, Dorset’s Ryan Ashworth blends old-world falconry with modern pest control – and finds wild beauty The poet WB...

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Toots settles into the Fox-Pitt yard with Freebie, Jago and new boy Taran

New columnist Toots Bartlett can’t hide her excitement as she leaves home to move into William Fox-Pitt’s yard near Sturminster Newton, buys a horse...

The woman who talks to her loom

Debby Kirby’s loom has sung through Walford Mill for 40 years as she weaves her hand-dyed silk into luminous accessories and wall art You can...

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