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It’s a clean sweep

Mid-life career changes have led Martin and Jenna Lee to sweeping success – he’s a Master sweep and she is Dorset’s first female Guild-qualified...

Hunting humans for fun

Lifelong kennelman Jeremy Whaley’s hunting narrative shifts from tradition to innovation, prioritising the hounds’ skill over the hunt’s end ‘I was deeply anti-hunting,’ says Jeremy...

The leather lads

Tracie Beardsley meets Dorset craftsmen Chris and Ed, internationally recognised as two of the world’s best under-40 leatherworkers It’s a late Friday afternoon when I...

Hoppy days are here again!

Inspired by craft ales and Coldplay, Steve Farrell has brought commercial brewing back to Wimborne after a nearly 80-year dry spell Would you get to...

Milking a clean image

Meet Dorset’s soap star Kirsty Hearne – creator of a thriving cottage industry selling goats’ milk and the soaps she makes from it Most of...

At the cutting edge

Mick Percival went from wood-chopping hobbyist to invincible, record-breaking champion – now he gives spellbinding showground performances Mick Percival is surrounded by what he loves...

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Henry’s Big Night

From fainting goat to star pupil – Sir Henry Hall’s masterclass debut with Harry Meade proves a winter training triumph November has been much quieter...
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Letters to the Editor July 2025

s it just me, or has time developed an alarming habit of folding itself in half when you’re not looking?All week, every conversation seems...