Category: Dorset sport

Win premier tickets to the Boxing Day Racing at Wincanton Racecourse

Following on from our amazing 'first ever day at the races' in November (read all about it here – essential reading for newbies like...

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...

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From FEI forum to the first centre line

International think tanks, 4* trials … Jess Rimmer’s 2026 season start throws her in the deep end, talking sport one week, riding it the...

A Short History of Dorset’s Seaside Arcades from Penny Falls to Pocket Screens

There's a particular sound on Weymouth seafront once the summer crowds have gone home. Coins inch forward on a sliding shelf, hang over the...

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