Category: Dorset sport

Dorset’s Blackmore & Sparkford Vale Hunt suspended

Blackmore & Sparkford Vale Hunt suspended after drone footage shows a fox being killed, sparking investigation and debate on hunting practices https://youtu.be/YQitOwF4pSI?si=IigmOJT0nhWmmDtt The Blackmore & Sparkford...

Hunting humans for fun

Lifelong kennelman Jeremy Whaley’s hunting narrative shifts from tradition to innovation, prioritising the hounds’ skill over the hunt’s end ‘I was deeply anti-hunting,’ says Jeremy...

Coming to Stur; England Boxing’s Veterans Project

England Boxing has launched a new project for veterans and Shaun Weeks of Sturminster Newton Boxing Gym has landed one of just 10 coveted...

Steve’s Goodwood quarter century

Presented with Motorsport UK’s 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award, the ‘legless marshal’ looks back at 25 years at Goodwood and calls himself lucky “Give me Goodwood...

Wincanton Golf Club faces closure in six months

Financial challenges and declining membership mean that the golf club, located within the racetrack, will shut its doors in April. Wincanton’s nine-hole golf course, located...

Gillian Matthews – the pioneering Paralympian who inspired others for 60 years

Gillian Matthews, who redefined athleticism, leaving an indelible mark on Paralympic history and on grassroots disability sports, has died, aged 87 When Gillian Matthews fell...

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