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The epic walk and the Cambridge graduate plumber

In the second of this month's episodes, we hear from the Dorset woman who is currently halfway through her year-long walk right around the...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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As the nights draw in, it can be easy to just curl up on the sofa and wait for winter to arrive. However, autumn...

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