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Record-breaking fundraising total for Dorset’s Teddy Rocks Festival

Teddy Rocks, the award-winning Dorset music festival dedicated to fighting children’s cancer, has announced a record-breaking fundraising total for its 2025 event, held at...

Dorset Golf Captains retain Six-County title

Dorset Golf Captains have successfully retained the Six-County Golf Captains Trophy for 2025, edging out Gloucestershire by just two Stableford points in a tightly-fought...

What she said next shocked no one

When did we stop letting things be surprises? These days, it feels like every “big announcement” is ruined before it even happens – not...

Dorset Council needs to get out more

It started with an email from Dorset Council. I read the details while sipping my coffee, and I felt my spelling eye focussing on...

A summer of events and new faces in Sturminster Newton

There’s a buzz in town this June – and plenty of news around both Stur’s thriving independent shops and also upcoming events.Firstly, congratulations to...

A song for the stones of Mere

From weathervanes to war letters and worn stone steps, Richard Nye’s Windelstán gives Mere’s ancient church tower its own haunting voice View of Mere with...

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Enter the Spice Merchant

Soupy dinners, a lorry full of mice and a dreamy back end – Basil begins his first season with Jess Rimmer with power, promise...

Packed meeting over Stratton’s missing bus service

Stratton’s lack of a bus service drew a packed audience of around 45 people to the village hall on 17th September, showing the strength...