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What she said next shocked no one

When did we stop letting things be surprises? These days, it feels like every “big announcement” is ruined before it even happens – not...

Dorset Council needs to get out more

It started with an email from Dorset Council. I read the details while sipping my coffee, and I felt my spelling eye focussing on...

A song for the stones of Mere

From weathervanes to war letters and worn stone steps, Richard Nye’s Windelstán gives Mere’s ancient church tower its own haunting voice View of Mere with...

Labour pains for rural communities

A sudden Yeovil maternity shutdown sparked concern for rural mothers and highlights deeper NHS staffing, planning and leadership failures '...work-related stress, reportedly caused by a...

From holy row to holy wow

From conflict to coffee and conversation – the Dorset church that made peace, lost its pews, gained a loo … and found its future Five...

The ladies who brought back the Bard

A North Dorset countess helped rescue Shakespeare’s bawdy brilliance from censorship, and is finally getting the credit … 300 years overdue A new book on...

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From dissertation to dressage

As the 2024 event season gets under way, Jess Rimmer finds herself balancing books and bridles as it coincides with exam season I thought I’d...
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Calling all farmers – is regenerative agriculture right for you?

Have you been to the Groundswell Regenerative Agriculture Festival recently – or know someone who did? Maybe you're starting to wonder what it's...

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