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Unchanged charm – the Milton Abbas Street Fair is 50
On the date of its ancient predecessor, the 50th anniversary street fair bears more than a passing resemblance to the first one in 1973
In...
Dorset Business News
Historic 1834 Map of Sherborne Finds New Home
A sprawling map of Sherborne, meticulously illustrated and dating back to 1834, has found a new home at the Dorset History Centre, thanks to...
A Country Living
Girl Friday
Sophie Giles swapped working on an industrial estate for life as an island girl – Tracie Beardsley met Brownsea Island’s youngest ranger
On her lunch...
Dorset Art and Antiques
A free spirit and a life in paint
A retrospective at Sladers Yard gallery celebrates the remarkable career of Philip Sutton RA – an artist who has never followed fashion
by Fanny Charles
When...
News
Freedom of Cremona for Dorset conductor
Shaftesbury farmer Sir John Eliot Gardiner, one of the world’s greatest conductors, has just turned 80 and has been touring Italy.
by Fanny Charles
Sir...
News
Child Okeford’s most famous resident celebrates his 75th birthday
Starting life as a simple holiday purchase in Blackpool, the little yellow hand puppet became a national treasure. By Rachael Rowe
Sooty and Sweep entertained...
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