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How Bagber managed for a week without power

Storm Eunice caused damage across the county on the 18th of February. But six days later the village of Bagber was still without power...

How a local businessman has helped people in North Dorset for over 400 years.

Thousands have been helped by the William Williams Trust - and yet very few seem to even know it exists to help them. Rachael...

Is Hardy’s ‘Vale of Little Dairies’ a place of brutality?

Since the BBC’s Panorama episode investigating dairy farms in the UK was released, the debate has raged on between animal rights groups and those...

The Random 19 with Singer-songwriter Beverley Craven

Beverley Craven has sold over four million records in her career, and is best known for her 1991 UK hit single Promise Me. Beverley fell...

A Dorset Victorian thriller with a twist

Lovers of historical murder mysteries will enjoy this exquisitely researched tale of dark goings-on set in Victorian Dorset and told in the vernacular of...

Local boy Freddie Gingell tipped for success after poignant first win as he turns 16

Amateur jockey Freddie Gingell, from Mere, celebrated his first ever winner under Rules just a month after turning 16 at his local track, Wincanton....

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A day at the sales

Doug Procter takes us with him from his 3am Dorset start to Tattersalls in search of a mare – and returns with one very...