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Busy – and cold – down on the farm!

By Ruth Kimber. Life here is as busy as it gets, with the farm and all the winter routines, feeding,…

Why sheep are a little like people

By Tria Stebbing. In little over a week, we have seen the field change from late autumn to winter. The…

Keep your pets safe from harm this Christmas

By Lynn Broom Longmead Veterinary Practice. It’s that time of year where we all get together and eat our own body…

Flexible working would become ‘default’ position under new plans

THE right to request flexible working will become available from ‘day-one’ of employment, the Government has proposed. A consultation over…

Baby it’s cold outside, but not for reindeer!

By Alice Miller BVSC DBR MRCVS Friars Moor Livestock Health. As we approach the end of the year, I have been…

Investors’ guides to Dorset’s opportunities

NEW guides to attract investment in Dorset have been published. The documents, aimed at businesses and investors across the UK…

Quality exhibits at fatstock show

‘EXCELLENT’ stock was on show at the Fatstock Show in Frome. Organisers said a dry day helped create a super…

Photo: SWASFT

South West ambulance strike: ‘Think carefully before dialling 999’

AMBULANCE workers are on strike today – prompting a warning from NHS bosses for patients to ‘think carefully’ before…

Paul Barrett, who has admitted the manslaughter of Ryan Brindley

Man admits killing motorcyclist Ryan Brindley in village crash

A 42-YEAR-OLD who killed a motorcyclist by deliberately driving into him has pleaded guilty to manslaughter by reason of…

Woman killed in three-car crash near Shaftesbury

A WOMAN has died after a crash near Shaftesbury. The incident, which involved three vehicles, happened on the B3091 near…