Category: Dorset community news

Ansty May Day returns this May Bank Holiday

Ansty’s long-standing May Day celebration returns on Bank Holiday Monday 4th May, running from 1pm to 5pm on the village High Street. The custom dates...

Celebrating Dorset, rebuilding trust

We have just two months left – the Love Local, Trust Local 2026 Awards close at the end of May! What a wonderful year...

Public consultation opens on beavers’ return to Dorset

Dorset Wildlife Trust is inviting residents, landowners and businesses to have their say on the potential return of wild beavers to parts of the...

Case study: Supporting home energy improvements with a Lendology loan

A Dorset household has shared their experience of making home energy improvements, supported by a loan from Lendology CIC.Mike and his family were...

Broken by a system in flux

As NHS restructuring ripples through Dorset, dedicated staff faced with confusion and exhaustion are choosing to walk away, writes Jon Sloper Since the March 2025...

Two Dorset farmers get the Golden Buzzer

When Jeremy Clarkson’s Farmers’ Choir hit the Golden Buzzer, two Dorset voices were at the heart of a performance carrying more than harmony The Hawkstone...

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Her Majesty the Queen and her love for racehorses

Lucy Procter looks back at The Queen’s lifelong love of horseracing, and her success in the breeding yard https://youtu.be/HZ5fkUCwv9I In September the Thoroughbred racing and breeding...

Meeting Mr Hardy: a famous man and his infamous dog

Fanny Charles tells the story of one of the world’s most famous – notorious – pets, who died 100 years ago this year, and...