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New BU and UHD study shows spinning helps hip osteoarthritis patients recover faster – and costs the NHS less

A groundbreaking study led by Bournemouth University (BU) and University Hospitals Dorset (UHD) has revealed that weekly group cycling classes significantly improve outcomes for...

Dorset Council – millions spent, rules ignored

Millions spent, rules ignored: A devastating audit has laid bare a two-year collapse in financial control within Dorset Council’s health and safety programme –...

The Official Gillingham & Shaftesbury Pre-Show Magazine 2025 is here!

We’re proud once again to be working with the Gillingham & Shaftesbury Show team to produce the official pre-show magazine – your essential guide...

Black Cat’s new perch

Just steps off the North Dorset Trailway between Shillingstone and Blandford, this small café promises a chance to pause, a warm welcome and good...

Gillingham & Shaftesbury Show asks Hunts to sit out 2025 parade in wake of convictions

Dorset's Gillingham & Shaftesbury Agricultural Show has taken the rare step of asking the Blackmore & Sparkford Vale Hunt and the Portman Hunt not to...

From borne to Billingsgate

Once a trade secret and loved by the UK’s top chefs, world-class trout from Dorset’s quiet Winterborne valley are being championed by a local...

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(Very) early mornings and stable fans were the heatwave drill for team TB

The weather forced a change in the yard schedule, says Toots Bartlett, but it was an opportunity to discover how the horses might cope...

A little cheer on a gloomy day

Victoria Sturgess has a clutch of comic classics to remind us that misfortune, misunderstanding and absurdity make great entertainment Let us use the coming of...

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