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The BV scoops a Highly Commended at national award ceremony in Mayfair!

The London Marriott Grosvenor Square was the place to be last night for the prestigious 2023 Newspaper and Magazine Awards. The glitzy evening was...

The pub and the puddle – Bradford Abbas’s Rose and Crown

Roger Guttridge tells the story of Bradford Abbas’s Rose and Crown pub and its ‘famous five’ customers from the 1930s It looks like an overgrown...

Charlie North-Lewis: from the Stray Cats to Tivoli Theatre via BAFTA …

You can’t interview Charlie without a steady stream of name-dropping – his long and winding career is a musical tour through 40 years of...

The call of the charcoal

Jim Bettle of Dorset Charcoal makes his living from an ancient craft, fuelling his passion for a more sustainable country. Tracie Beardsley reports Jim Bettle’s...

What’s so great about the dawn chorus, anyway?

Wildlife writer Jane Adams grew up in the suburbs, and vividly recalls the first time she shared her morning tea with the waking birds In...

Small shop, big heart, long week

The Vale Pantry in Sturminster Newton is a new breed of community service, offering food and practical help to those who are struggling Tucked away...

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Shooting from the saddle

As winter drags on, mud and headtorches give way to arrows and adrenaline as Tamsin Doar discovers the addictive pull of horseback archery Although spring...

Temporary Office Assistant | Gillingham & Shaftesbury Show

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Office Assistant with an eye for detail to join our team at Gillingham and Shaftesbury Agricultural Society for the 2026 event season...