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WIN a cheese lovers delight at the Sturminster Newton Cheese Festival!

*** THIS COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED *** Brimming with excitement for a perfect blend of crafts, food, music, and more? Or are you simply mad...

The 2023 Community Chest is open

The independent family-owned Dorset brewer, Hall & Woodhouse, has launched its 22nd Community Chest Awards. Applications are open for charitable organisations to seek support...

‘UK fibre provider of the year’ – Wessex Internet wins TWO national awards

Blandford-based Wessex Internet has been named the national 'UK Fibre Provider of the Year' in recognition of its exceptional achievements in the broadband industry....

County Show charity is close to chair’s heart

Show chair Nicki Ralph is glad Dorset County Hospital Charity is Charity of the Year – her gravely ill husband ‘would not be here...

Stalwarts of Sturminster Newton – reflecting on 50 years at Candy’s

The family-run newsagents celebrates its half-century, surviving industry shifts, local changes – and personal losses ‘How are all the children? They must be grown now...

It’s Open Farm Sunday!

There's still time to find the nearest farm to you that has thrown open its gates (and fields and barns and tractor sheds...). Check...

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Winter is downtime for the eventing yard

This month, Toots Bartlett's head groom Eve reflects on joining an eventing team and has been enjoying the quiet season to get ahead on...