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Frome Agricultural and Cheese Show 2025

Frome Agricultural & Cheese Show dodged most of the rain this weekend – and when it didn’t, the marquees more than earned their keep....

On the rise with The Cherries

With recent success, new signings, big ambition and a community behind them, Sturminster Newton’s football club means business this season Five seasons ago, Sturminster Newton...

Where the light falls right

From a childhood in Kenya to high-end shoots in Mallorca, photographer Graham Pengelly has always been drawn to the moments others miss ‘It’s funny,’ Graham...

Frome Cheese Show 2025

It’s here! The official Frome Agricultural & Cheese Show Magazine is live – and it’s packed with everything you need to know for one...

Silence in Sturminster as mayor quits after four months

As Dorset councillor Carole Jones warns that Sturminster has lost ‘a wealth of experience’, Rachael Rowe tries to understand what is happening at Sturminster...

Bring a shovel … and maybe a flak jacket

When Okeford Fitzpaine Parish Council was quoted £10,000 to clear a blocked waterway, councillors feared it would sink their budget. After several sharp intakes...

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Heroic horsewoman runs the London marathon (aged 77) for the charities that saved her life

This month, Shena Kozuba-Kozubska will be running her second London Marathon. It’s likely to be even tougher than the one she did 30 years...

Streaming, security and the rise of VPNs

There’s a tendency in rural areas to assume online privacy is someone else’s problem – big cities, big companies, big data breaches. Not us....