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What next for Dinah’s Hollow?

Environmental disaster or essential work to avoid a tragedy? Dorset Council’s controversial plans for the road through Melbury Abbas by Fanny Charles Dinah’s Hollow is back...

Yeovil Hospital to Open State-of-the-Art Breast Cancer Unit After Community-Led Fundraising Effort

On Monday, October 7th, Yeovil Hospital will welcome patients to its new, purpose-built breast cancer facility, The Maple Unit. This momentous opening marks the...

Will I lose my Winter Fuel Payment?

A local expert from Citizen’s Advice provides timely tips on consumer issues. Q: ‘Every winter I get the Winter Fuel Payment – but my daughter...

Twilight Walk raises £20,734 lighting up the prom

In May, hundreds of people from across Dorset lit up Bournemouth Pier Approach for the annual Twilight Walk, raising an impressive £20,735 in support...

More than £25,000 raised by Hatch House Open Garden

Hatch House hosted its annual Open Garden event in support of Salisbury Hospice Charity on Saturday 31st August, raising more than £25,000 to help...

Supporting Dorset’s future farmers

Fifteen students from across rural Dorset have been awarded vital grants to help them pursue rural careers through the Gillingham & Shaftesbury Agricultural Society’s...

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The season’s finally close enough to feel it

The 2023 Eventing season looks a little different this year, but with her first competition in March, Toots Bartlett has been enjoying the work The...

Music and the Land: exploring the connections between culture and landscape in one of Dorset’s most beautiful locations

Springhead at Fontmell Magna, an ancient mill-house, mill-pond and gardens, is a fusion of natural beauty and human creativity. What better location for an...