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The unknown work of the Rotary Club

Shaftesbury Rotary Club are a well known local name – but how much do you know about what the organisation actually does? Laura Hitchcock...

Never been to the races? Me neither…

My first visit to a racecourse – on a windblown and wet November day in Wincanton – wasn’t at all what I expected, says...

Oh yes it is!

After three years, panto season is back with no restrictions. The FTR’s Gay Pirrie-Weir has rounded up your pantomime options this year It’s pantomime and...

A bugger’s muddle

A swift look at the baking aisle in your local supermarket will tell you that the UK egg industry is in crisis. Andrew Livingston...

Hares, hedgerows and down on the Hosford’s farm

The final part of November's podcast is the entire wildlife and farming sections: Rewilding Wild Woodbury – Dorset Wildlife Trust’s project records more than 1,100...

A sneaky peek into the astonishing 1855 in Sturminster Newton

The interior of the old NatWest bank in Sturminster Newton has been veiled in secrecy for many months. Passersby couldn't see through the boarded...

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A therapeutic partnership

An equine therapy centre in Blandford is creating transformative connections for those most in need of healing – Sally Cooper reports It’s a return trip...

October on the allotment

Barry Cuff takes a look back through his diary at what happened on his Sturminster Newton plot last month The autumn weather has been unusually...

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