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The most dreamy brownies (and they’re gluten free)

I love this recipe - its simple to make, oh-so-dreamy and rich, and it’s gluten freetoo. I first experimented using gluten free flour to...

7 Things You Can Get From a Local Butcher that You Can’t Get in a Supermarket

We all appreciate our local independent shops - but are we using them properly? Rachael Rowe asks just what your local butcher can do...

How to use your wine merchant!

The most common mistake with quality wine is to leave it too long before uncorking. Your wine merchant is always delighted to advise, says...

Simple and delicious – Breakfast Pasties (and they’re easy!)

Ingredients (makes six large pasties) For the pastry: • 125g butter (room temperature) • 125g lard (room temperature)• 500g plain flour For the filling: • 8 sausages• 1...

The Dorset food & drink stories behind the ‘Love Local Trust Local’ Awards

Barbara Cossins, founder of Dorset’s Love Local Trust Local label and annual food producer awards, shares some of the most moving stories behind this...

Meet your local: ‘Ye Olde Two Brewers Inn’, Shaftesbury

This month we’ve been chatting to Chris and John Henson-Ball, the new landlords of the Ye Olde Two Brewers almost at the bottom of...

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Rescuing Blackberry

Rescued Shetland pony Blackberry may be small, but overcame neglect to rule as the farm’s feisty leader with a big personality beloved by all Blackberry...

Angela Rebecca Teasdale

5th October 1976 – 14th December 2025 Angie passed away suddenly at home on Sunday 14th December, aged 49 years. Devoted wife to Roger, proud...

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