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Local History
The Dorset surgeon who rescued the Elephant Man and saved Edward VII
Sir Frederick Treves, who died a century ago this month, was one of Dorset’s most famous men – Rachael Rowe reports
On 15 February 1853,...
Dorset Art and Antiques
If you can hang it on a wall, we can frame it!
As Douglas McLeod Period Frames enters its fifth decade in Salisbury, Gay Pirrie-Weir finds out the essentials of the perfect picture frame
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Random 19
Paul Atterbury, Antiques Roadshow expert, answers the Random 19
From puppeteer’s son to TV authority: one of the nation’s favourite experts talks antiques, art, and Andy Pandy
Paul Atterbury is a writer, lecturer, curator,...
News
Housing in North Dorset – how to do it better
With elections looming, North Dorset CPRE’s Rupert Hardy challenges unsustainable, unaffordable local housing strategies
Sadly, we and others were unable to stop the North Dorset...
Dorset community news
Ringing the bell
Hazelbury Bryan primary school’s call to ‘make a noise’ against bullying was answered by a cathedral bellringer’s visit
Tim Joiner is a previous Lord Mayor...
A Country Living
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...
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