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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...

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...

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...

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...

How is digital technology preventing ill health in Dorset?

With capabilities not even imagined in 1948, the NHS is leaping forward with technology not just to heal, but to prevent and manage. Rachael...

Renowned ethologist, passionate conservationist, inspiring activist … Dr Jane Goodall answers the Random 19 questions

Dr Jane Goodall made her name by quite literally redefining what it means to be human. Through her work with wild chimpanzees in Tanzania,...

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Beautiful, record-breaking Honeysuckle!

Breeding stock sales, tracking horses and the glory that is the matchless Honeysuckle - Lucy Procter reflects on November at the Glanvilles Stud. Here on...

5 Ways To Enjoy The Great Outdoors In Dorset This Autumn

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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