Category: Dorset sport

Pocket Rocket Ruby – European champion!

In September Dorset teen Ruby White travelled to Italy to compete in the EUBC Junior Boxing Championships – and won gold. Laura Hitchcock reports Ruby...

Women’s sport – the time has come

With heroic successes and higher viewing figures, 2022 might just be the turning point for equality in sport, says expert Mel Mitchell With the success...

Will no one step up to save Wincanton Sports Ground?

Wincanton Sports Ground could close by the end of September, warn the trustees, if no one comes forward. Rachael Rowe reports The Blackmore Vale is...

Three North Dorset ladies, three national champions

In a month which saw the national ladies football team conquer Europe, three North Dorset women are quietly attaining GB success, says Rachael Rowe We’ve...

A Hundred Years of Sport in Shillingstone

On 7th August, the village of Shillingstone will celebrate 100 years of their sports festival – Rachael Rowe reports on the much-loved family event. A...

Wardour Sports Week with Olympian Lloyd Wallace

Just before half term, children at Wardour Primary enjoyed an action-packed week of sport.It began with a team of power-chair football experts teaching the...

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Return to the ring

The equestrian summer season has been resoundingly normal this year – Sally Cooper spoke to competitors at the County Show to see why they...

Meeting Mr Hardy:Thomas Hardy and music, part 2

Collections of old carols and songs found in Dorset’s churches have inspired a thriving revival of the West Gallery tradition THE recent resurgence of West...

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