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Mittens across the ocean

A unique heritage project is reviving historic connections between North Dorset and Newfoundland - and has already led to a couple of a remarkable...

UK agriculture feels the squeeze as the war in Ukraine hits home

Many are talking about the atrocities in Ukraine - but UK farmers are already fearing the repercussions of the war in Europe’s largest granary,...

Local councillor headed straight to Krakow to help the refugees

The effects of the war have filled our screens and our conversations; Rachael Rowe has spoken to one local councillor who went straight to...

The new inflatable soft play in Gillingham is Space Inflaters

The new inflatable soft play in Gillingham is now open! Space Inflaters Gillingham is on the site of the old Legends nightclub on the...

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We're excited to say it's now totally FREE (and super-easy) for charity and not-for-profit events (and just a £10 flat fee for business and...

Dorset Island Disc’s with Abbey 104’s Taff Martin

“I’ve been lucky. I don’t need any credit, I just like to help where I can” Taff Martin is a surprisingly bashful Welshman; a Falklands...

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21-year-old jockey Alice Procter faces spinal injury after fall

After Alice’s devastating fall at Cartmel racecourse, her dad Doug Procter talks to editor Laura Hitchcock about living every parent’s nightmare I hadn’t spoken to...

Shaftesbury in the late 50s | Then & Now

The trio of the Mitre Inn, the church of St Peter and the Town Hall, anchor the sweeping corner of Shaftesbury High Street. Left...

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