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Dennis Chinaworks celebrates 30 years of art pottery

An artist’s life from fashion to ceramics – for more than 60 years, Sally Tuffin has been at the forefront of British design. By...

Flash flooding devastates Sherborne’s Old Yarn Mill

Businesses in Sherborne’s old Yarn Mill face uncertain future after devastating floods, but the community rallies to support recovery efforts ‘I think I have lost...

Wyatt Homes’ Blandford-Pimperne development approved

‘Sad day for democracy’ as planners ignore neighbourhood plans and approve development on AONB, outside Blandford bypass It was ‘a sad day for local democracy,’...

Steve’s Goodwood quarter century

Presented with Motorsport UK’s 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award, the ‘legless marshal’ looks back at 25 years at Goodwood and calls himself lucky “Give me Goodwood...

Travelling 11,000 miles from Sturminster Newton to … Bridport

In a journey of oddly familiar exploration, Cllr Pauline Batstone is on the other side of the world visiting old names with very new...

Cat Harris – the first female show secretary at the Gillingham and Shaftesbury Show

New secretary and West End events pro Cat Harris is set to inject fresh energy into the show, while keeping its agricultural heart and...

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The passion and precision behind the perfect equestrian portrait

Equestrian photographer Brian Stubbs on the discipline of photography, the challenge of action shots, and the joy of the horse-rider bond Born and bred in...

Wessex Internet – how one man’s frustration reshaped rural Dorset

This year marks 15 years since Wessex Internet first began connecting rural communities to reliable full‑fibre broadband: first just across Dorset, before stretching into Somerset, Wiltshire...

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