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Midas by WunderhorseCommunion The UK has gone Oasis crazy. News of their re-formation (and the widespread frustration of ticket-hunters) has been huge news for weeks...

Jackie Upton King, 1944-2024

When friends and family gathered to celebrate Jackie Upton-King’s 80th birthday on a weekend in Lyme Regis recently, they had no idea that it...

Chamber CEO faces fear of heights for hospice charity skydive

Dorset Chamber’s chief executive, Ian Girling, is preparing to conquer his lifelong fear of heights … by leaping from a plane at 10,000 feet!As...

Speed, spitfires & supercars

Buckle up, Dorset – the 2024 Clayesmore Classic & Supercar Sunday was one for the record books! An estimated 5,500 people turned up to...

DocBike and The Dorset Bike Fest Ride Out

Motorcycling enthusiasts, mark your calendars! DocBike is thrilled to announce a new partnership with The Dorset Bike Festival for this year’s annual charity ride...

A whirlwind tour of all that’s coming up in Sturminster Newton this month

Pauline Batstone shares her monthly round up of what’s happening among the town’s collection of community enterprises and events It’s a big month in Stur...

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Championing rural Britain

The BV takes a look inside the Countryside Alliance’s fight to protect rural traditions and livelihoods and to drive sustainable countryside policies Many people have...

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...