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West Dorset’s MP Ensures Banking Services Remain in Sherborne After Lloyds Closure

In a significant move for Sherborne, Chris Loder, West Dorset's MP, has successfully negotiated the establishment of a banking hub in the town. This...

Eye opening careers fair for North Dorset

Last week saw the annual North Dorset Careers Fair at The Exchange in Sturminster Newton, run by Dorset Careers Hub. More than 700 local...

The Prep Advantage

Simon Ridley, the new head of Bryanston Prep, says a prep school education opens new doors for children, whatever their interests We all know every...

Bingo nights to bright lights: a Blandford school’s magical Disney debut

During February half term, one group of children from Blandford was dancing on the main stage at Disneyland Paris. Rachael Rowe reports Disneyland is a...

Sturminster Newton – home of the best girls boxing club in Europe?

Packing a punch: Sturminster Newton’s female boxers bring home gold, silver and ‘Best Fight’ from the world’s largest female boxing tournament A small but formidable...

On the road to the olives

Giles and Annie retrace their epic motorbike journey, riding 8,500 miles on the 30-year-old bikes to discover the challenges facing the olive oil industry “We...

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Four horses, eight tests

It had seemed like such a good plan, but somewhere between tests two and eight, Jess Rimmer started questioning her life choices … Hello BV!...

Dorset’s beaver believer does dam good work

For Steve Oliver, it is more than a job – it’s almost two decades of hands-on protection of the rivers, wildlife and landscapes where...

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