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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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Back in the saddle

As the new season looms, Tizzard Racing’s Chris Wald returns with updates from the yard, a few sore legs – and a long-overdue open...

The cost of not reading – and the chance to change it

As the nights draw in and we all hunker down, one charity quietly carries on. Read Easy – one of Britain’s leading adult literacy...

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