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Night Sky April 2021 | What you can see this month

This month it's all about Venus as it returns to the evening skies in April, making it a planetto keep an eye on for...

This is a True Story | Tales from the Vale

This is a true story. It is the late 1970s, or early 80s, on a farm in Dorset. The hunt is close by.  But something’s...

Night Sky March 2021 | What you can see this month

Just before sunrise on 5 March, low on the south eastern horizon, search the eastern pre-dawn sky and you’ll find tiny Mercury (now at...

The campaign for a real Dorset accent … | Tales from the Vale

A lot of readers seemed to approve of my last column, the Editor tells me, in a rare burst of communication.  The general feeling, though,...

Night Sky February 2021 | What you can see this month.

February brings a host of night sky activity that will surely delight. On the 6th a very bight Venus will pass Saturn, if you...

The Vale Pantry Needs Your Help – the only community in North Dorset

A month after the Vale Pantry opened its doors in Sturminster Newton last November to help struggling local families, Rachael Rowe visited to discover...

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In the stable, not the spotlight

Jackie Potts on the quiet graft, deep knowledge and sheer love of horses that built one of Britain’s most respected grooming careers Not many people...

Festive wreath making with SERO

SERO, a local charity raising funds for local causes and Julia’s House Children’sHospice, is hosting two Christmas Wreath Making sessions on Friday 5th December...

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