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Meet Your Local: The Fleur de Lys in Cranborne

This month we’ve been chatting to Matt and Emily who run the Fleur de Lys in the village of Cranborne, a welcoming 17th century...

The Christmas Baking Special

Over the last couple of years we have probably all had a little more time at home than we expected, and many people have...

Deserving social enterprise is owned the 2021 LLTL Champion

At a dinner event, the winners of the 2021 Love Local, Trust Local Awards were announced this week - and the overall winner raised...

Happy baker happy bread

Oxford’s Bakery was established by Frank Oxford in 1911 at Alweston, near Sherborne. For this month’s A Country Living, Rachael Rowe spoke with Steve...

Shopping local could save your bacon (and turkey) this Christmas

It is hard to stay away from the constant news that our supplies might run low this Christmas. A brutal combination of the Pandemic and...

Top local food gifts for Christmas – that you can send by post!

It’s that time of year when you’re probably wondering what to get friends and family, the difficult to buy for, or the far-away loved...

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A yard full of potential

Foaling, backing, pretraining, first race under rules … owner Lucy Procter covers the full journey this month at The Glanvilles Stud Our only February foal...

Music and the Land: exploring the connections between culture and landscape in one of Dorset’s most beautiful locations

Springhead at Fontmell Magna, an ancient mill-house, mill-pond and gardens, is a fusion of natural beauty and human creativity. What better location for an...