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Time to untwin the nonsense?

Quick question: does anyone remember voting on whether Bournemouth should be symbolically married to Netanya in Israel? No? Me neither. But here we are...

Dorset braces for 50,000 more homes

“Come and hear about the Local Plan,” they said. “At last!” I thought. Now I can deal with the good, the bad and the...

Rural rescue and hard lessons | The Dorset Insider

I got a call to help break into a neighbour’s home this week. George was elderly, not in the best of health, and his...

Booking our bin run

You’d think Dorset Council had cracked the code of effortless, modern public services – until you look at their plans to make us all...

What she said next shocked no one

When did we stop letting things be surprises? These days, it feels like every “big announcement” is ruined before it even happens – not...

Dorset Council needs to get out more

It started with an email from Dorset Council. I read the details while sipping my coffee, and I felt my spelling eye focussing on...

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The season’s finally close enough to feel it

The 2023 Eventing season looks a little different this year, but with her first competition in March, Toots Bartlett has been enjoying the work The...

£35,000 success secures future of William Barnes Archive

Work to preserve and open up the William Barnes Archive will begin this November, following a major fundraising success by the William Barnes Society....

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