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Local History
The forgotten slaves of the West Country
Dorset’s forgotten ordeal: Rupert Hardy explores the impact of Barbary pirate invasions on local seafaring and family histories
In recent years, many have focused on...
A Country Living
Oyez, oyez, oyez! For crying out loud!
He’s ‘cried’ on Glastonbury’s pyramid stage … Robbie Wiliams is a fan … Tracie Beardsley talks to Chris Brown, the voice of Wimborne
When moving...
News
West Sherborne: housing help or housing headache?
Sherborne’s housing dilemma: Ted Howells examines the proposed West Sherborne development and its implications for the town’s future
In recent months, there’s been a lot...
Dorset Charity
Claire Allen’s Epic Walk
‘I’m surprised I’m still here!’ The Dorset woman’s year-long journey walking Britain’s entire coastline is raising money for the homeless
On a bitterly cold winter...
Dorset Island Discs
Robert Cowley, MBE – magistrate, volunteer and plumber – selects his Dorset Island Discs
He graduated from Cambridge and, to his father’s consternation, went straight into the family plumbing business – and he’s never looked back
Robert Cowley from...
Book Corner
A lifetime of footsteps
Christopher Somerville’s 35-year journey as a walking writer, chronicling Britain’s footpaths for The Times and The Daily Telegraph by Steve Keenan
Christopher Somerville has been...
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