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Respite breaks – a holiday with all the bespoke care you need

If you’re feeling in need of a holiday – or want to give your regular carer a break – but are worried about how...

Brass brilliance comes to Stalbridge

A spirited summer afternoon of live music awaits as the 28-piece Oddfellows Brass band returns to Dorset for the first time since 2016. Hosted...

MBE for Wessex Internet founder James Gibson Fleming highlights four decades of community and charity commitment

James Gibson Fleming has been named in the King’s 2025 Birthday Honours List, awarded an MBE for services to charity, community and business. Though well...

Sun shines on the 2025 North Dorset Cycle Ride

The North Dorset Cycle Ride once again enjoyed fantastic weather on 18th May, with 110 cyclists taking part in one of the three scenic...

Over £58,000 Raised by Young Triathletes at Bryanston

More than 780 pupils from 30 local schools gathered at Bryanston for the second year running to take part in the Knight Frank Schools...

An open letter from Sturminster Newton Amateur Boxing Club

By Shaun Weeks, Founder and Head Coach You may have seen us on social media – we’re the small-town boxing club that keeps punching above...

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‘We marvelled at her natural maternal instinct’

A complicated foaling left the newborn orphaned, but with medicines and good husbandry we found a foster mare, says Lucy Procter. January is a significant...

Dorset has real farm-to-(school)plate potential

Free school meals made from local Dorset produce could provide healthier options, reduce food miles and support farmers, suggests Andrew Livingston In an age when...