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Should second home owners pay a premium on Council Tax in Dorset?

Second homeowners may soon see council tax double in Dorset – but is that good for the county’s residents? Rachael Rowe reports Coastal towns have...

Shaftesbury Business Awards -Winners 2023

Congratulations to all the winners of the Shaftesbury Business Awards 2023 Family Business Winner - La Fleur de Lys (http://www.lafleurdelys.co.uk/) Award Sponsor - Shaftesbury Town...

Are you ready for Dorset’s first country show of 2023?

After the wildly successful launch of the Spring Countryside Show last year, it is back at the Turnpike showground in April With over 10,000 visitors...

The Vale Pantry can now bring the Pantry services to you

Almost 340 struggling local families are currently being supported by the Vale Pantry – and the team of volunteers are only too aware that...

See the portraits and words of people on the COVID front line

Unmasked is a local project that began in the dark days of March 2020 when a new disease called COVID-19 literally stopped the world Unmasked...

Karabits and the BSO – a new chapter

During the past 15 years, Kirill Karabits has built a reputation for exciting and adventurous programmes for the BSO. Fanny Charles reports The Ukrainian-born conductor...

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One man, his horse, his birds -and the spirit of freedom

Moving crowds to tears is all in a day’s work for Jonathan Marshall, the horseback falconer starring at the new Spring Countryside Show. Talking to...

Help keep this place open

Sturminster Newton’s leisure centre is run by the community – and it needs a couple more people to help protect and guide its future For...

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