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Dorset developers and the hanged family forger

From potholes swallowing tyres to the unravelling of developers' planning promises – by way of a hanged Cornish forger – March’s podcast has a...

£880,000 legacy secures future of hospice care in North Dorset

Specialist end of life care across Shaftesbury and North Dorset has been given a significant boost following an £880,000 donation to Weldmar Hospicecare from...

Dorset tip booking goes live

From Monday, booking a slot to visit the tip will no longer be optional at four Dorset recycling centres – the long-discussed change that...

Are we wasting our time?

What do you call a gathering of parish councillors? A tribe? A murmuration?(A wrangle? A mutter? A grievance? – Ed)Whatever we are called, I...

Four years on, and Ukrainian refugees face uncertain times over visas

Four years after fleeing Kyiv, Olena Andrusenko has built a fragile new life for her family in Dorset, now shadowed by uncertainty ‘We live in...

Developed – but not delivered

Buyers who trusted glossy masterplans now face unmet promises and unfinished landscaping as enforcement struggles to keep pace Across the Blackmore Vale, residents who believed...

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January is a tough month to be motivated

At the start of the year, each horse has a plan laid out for the coming season and the building work begins, says eventer...

The Attention Economy: How Digital Industries Compete for Your Free Time

Nothing online seems to cost much any more, yet the companies giving it away are worth more than ever. That contradiction has a straightforward...

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