Category: Dorset Charity

Butterboys forever

Okeford Fitzpaine’s team marks 125 years of village football, dairy roots and generations of families who have played for the love of the game When...

A farmer’s tribute: £8,800 gift honours wife’s memory and local NHS care

Local farmer Philip Trim has donated £8,800 to University Hospitals Dorset’s Radiotherapy department in memory of his late wife, Jane – a deeply personal...

A hand up, not a handout

It’s not the scroungers: Courtenay Hitchock talks to Carole Jones about the families, carers and key workers all turning to the Vale Family Hub When...

Is my PIP about to be cut?

A local expert from Citizen’s Advice provides timely tips on consumer issues. Q: My mum has been claiming Personal Independence Payment for three years and...

An open letter from Sturminster Newton Amateur Boxing Club

By Shaun Weeks, Founder and Head Coach You may have seen us on social media – we’re the small-town boxing club that keeps punching above...

Record-breaking fundraising total for Dorset’s Teddy Rocks Festival

Teddy Rocks, the award-winning Dorset music festival dedicated to fighting children’s cancer, has announced a record-breaking fundraising total for its 2025 event, held at...

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Stud Life | Foals in a flood and Soul Icon

Lucy Procter, co-owner of the Glanvilles Stud, shares a diary of life on a Thoroughbred stud.This month - double breeding and almost a hat...

Planning Your Trip to the Gillingham and Shaftesbury Show: Where to Stay and What to See

There is something uniquely British about voluntarily spending a significant portion of your August weekend standing in a field in Motcombe, surrounded by pristine...