Category: Dorset community news

Is it your year for the Couch to 5k?

The Dorset Doddlers’ next – very popular – Couch to 5k course starts this month. These courses have helped many want-to-be runners ease themselves...

Abbey104 Album of the Month: You Should Get Some Sleep

Aquilo December is a notoriously lean month for new releases, and this year was no exception. Thankfully, I was saved by Lancashire duo Aquilo, who...

Graveyards: an excuse for weeds or a space that nature needs?

Rachael Rowe investigates how Dorset’s living legacy of churchyards blend history, wildlife conservation and community care There was a time when most people were buried...

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 Make Stur Sparkle 2024 Thank you to...

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...

The value of local knowledge and intelligence

The Dorset Insider, a new sporadic column dedicated to shedding light on local matters with unfiltered honesty and a critical eye. The author –...

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‘The horse does all the work’

She just sits there looking pretty, obviously. Jess Rimmer’s month has been pain, power and … pond-water. The glamour of training for 4* Anyone who...

How Dorset Villages Are Keeping Traditional Pub Games Alive

Across the Blackmore Vale's village pubs skittle alleys are being swept clean, dartboards rehung, and cribbage cards shuffled again on Tuesday evenings. Far from...