Category: Dorset community news

The Inca trail with Parkinson’s

** Regular readers will remember 47-year-old Child Okeford resident Matt Riggs who had been diagnosed with young-onset Parkinson’s. We spoke to him last summer...

Sixth Form Pupil Wins National Young Artist Award

A Bryanston School Sixth Form pupil has gained international recognition after winning Young Artist of the Year at the 2026 BTA Art Prize.Alfie G,...

Family forger who faced the noose found in the ‘R’ box

It was a cardboard archive box in a London library that stopped Rachael Rowe in her tracks.‘I pulled out this packet of papers labelled...

What if this is a fake?

A local expert from Citizen’s Advice provides timely tips on consumer issues. Q: I bought a doll for my child recently. I thought it was...

When you don’t know

In a county awash with acronyms and restructures, Help and Kindness offers calm clarity and connection, writes Jon Sloper When my wife and I first...

Take on the Jurassic Coast Ultra Challenge

Walkers, joggers and runners are being invited to take on one of the South West’s biggest endurance events when the Jurassic Coast Ultra Challenge...

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A day at the sales

Doug Procter takes us with him from his 3am Dorset start to Tattersalls in search of a mare – and returns with one very...