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Global cocoa shortage hits Dorset’s top chocolatiers

Rachael Rowe spoke to two of Dorset’s artisan chocolatiers who are facing tough choices – but refusing to compromise their product Chocoholics will no doubt...

Build, baby, build

The Dorset Insider is a no-holds-barred column pulling back the curtain on local affairs with sharp insight, unfiltered honesty and the occasional raised eyebrow....

Joe Tizzard on Cue Card, the Gold Cup and a Guinness or two

Ahead of the Cheltenham Festival, editor Laura spoke to the ultimate insider Joe Tizzard: from festival memories to Gold Cup predictions, he shares his...

Stranded: Dorset is one of the worst in the country

Among the worst-served areas for rural transport, a House of Commons inquiry hears that failing bus networks are widening social inequality. For rural Dorset, public...

BT cut us off and left us hanging

BT’s switch from analogue to digital has left one elderly Wincanton couple without a landline during medical emergency In January, 77-year-old Kate Nutbeam received a...

Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance celebrates 25 years of saving lives

From farm accidents to heart attacks … here are the stories of some of the many people who owe everything to the ‘hospital in...

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Hit the Hay

The season ended with a bang for Team Rimmer, and now the horses are off on their holidays while Jess hits the chores list Wow...

Motocross action and lifesize 13ft dinosaur at Dorset Spring Show

The Dorset Spring Show returns to Puddletown on 9th and 10th May, opening the county’s open-air event season with a programme that leans into...

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