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Dorset County Show donates nearly £16,000 to local charities

The Dorset County Show has made generous donations totalling £15,938 to two important Dorset charities: Julia’s House and the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution (RABI). Julia’s...

Over 9,000 knitted flowers transform the Museum of East Dorset for Dementia Awareness Week

A spectacular sea of handmade forget-me-not flowers has bloomed across the Museum of East Dorset in Wimborne, as the award-winning museum marks the start...

Weymouth Paramedic to Attempt World-First Endurance Swim for Air Ambulance

This June, Dorset paramedic George Bell-Starr will attempt a never-before-completed endurance challenge – and he’s doing it in support of life-saving charities. George, from Weymouth,...

£200,000 Youth Grant open for Dorset Organisations

Voluntary and community organisations across Dorset can now apply for a share of Dorset Council’s £200,000 Youth Grant, supporting projects that deliver activities for...

From Mere to Lviv: two men, one pick up truck and 1,300 miles

Two old friends with deep local ties and long-standing military service are once again stepping up to help those in need. Michael Tulloch from...

Hayley’s marathon effort boosts Sturfit fund

Sturfit gym instructor Hayley Goddard has raised more than £2,000 for the Sturminster Newton community leisure centre after completing this year’s London Marathon.Hayley, who...

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‘We marvelled at her natural maternal instinct’

A complicated foaling left the newborn orphaned, but with medicines and good husbandry we found a foster mare, says Lucy Procter. January is a significant...

Spiced Pumpkin Cornbread

Meet our new food writer – Lizzie Crow is a familiar face at just about every food event in the county, better known to...

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