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Toy donations needed for local families this Christmas

North Dorset Children’s Services are appealing for donations of new, unwrapped toys and game to support families in need this festive season.Gifts for children...

Festive fun and top-class racing this winter at Wincanton Racecourse!

As the jumps season gets into full swing, Wincanton Racecourse is preparing to welcome racegoers to a trio of festive fixtures that have become...

Christmas under Concorde returns to the Fleet Air Arm Museum

The Fleet Air Arm Museum’s much-loved Christmas Concert returns on 11th and 12th December, set once again beneath the awe-inspiring wings of Concorde. Performed...

BabyBank Gillingham – a little space holding families together

Community kindness still changes lives, says Joanne Platt, who offers struggling families a lifeline from her packed garage in Gillingham All the bills have come...

West Farm: where futures are being rewritten

Vulnerable young people in Dorset are about to be given an opportunity to rewrite their futures, thanks to an innovative and inspirational partnership between...

ROKiT choir: raising voices, lifting spirits

With his joyful, no-audition ROKiT choir, Mark James invites everyone to ditch the sheet music and discover the power of easy, communal, feel-good singing When...

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Start to finish – sharing the dream

Occasionally it’s great to leave the stud so that the whole team can share in the ultimate racing dream, says Lucy Procter. This week Last...

Angela Rebecca Teasdale

5th October 1976 – 14th December 2025 Angie passed away suddenly at home on Sunday 14th December, aged 49 years. Devoted wife to Roger, proud...

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