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New book reveals 10 secrets of the Tarrant Valley

Local author reveals interesting and little-known facts about our churches A recently published Dorset book relates some fascinating, little-known facts…

Get back to nature at Hooke Farm rewilding weekend

HOOKE Farm, near Beaminster (DT8 3NZ), will be hosting a rewilding weekend as part of the National Garden Scheme,…

French twin town residents jet into Sherborne for visit (or jumelage!)

RESIDENTS of Sherborne’s twin town Granville, Normandy, enjoyed a swap – or jumelage – with town members recently. The visitors…

FARMING COLUMN: ‘Lambs behave just like their mums’

by Tria Stebbing THEN, just like magic, the grass went mad. If we had a flock of 350, we still…

FIELD & STREAM COLUMN: ‘Back when we had late light nights…’

by A J Selby Spring, being a tough act to follow, God created June JUST before I hit my teenage years,…

Yeovil swimmer Rebecca goes close in SW championships

by Ashley Tomkins EIGHT swimmers from Yeovil District Swimming Club achieved the qualifying times to compete in the Swim England…

Shaftesbury cyclist Paul Hopkins qualifies for world championships

CYCLIST Paul Hopkins from Shaftesbury emerged a winner in the Gravel World Series round in Scotland and qualified for…

SYBIL FISH

1936-2023 Sybil suddenly but peacefully passed away in hospital on Friday 26th May. Funeral to take place Friday 16th June…

TREVOR ANTHONY BURT

Peacefully passed away at Salisbury Hospice on 27th May 2023 after a brave fight, aged 64 years. Beloved husband of…

PRATTLEY Simon Gough

on 23rd April 2023 at home in Shaftesbury, aged 91. Much loved by sisters, Maire and Dawn, nephew Bobby, and…