MICHAEL HILL
Died peacefully in Yeovil Hospital on 29th May 2023 aged 89 years, of Shaftesbury. Finally reunited with his beloved late...
PERCIVAL ERNEST MALE ‘ERNIE’
Passed away peacefully at home in Sherborne on 21st May 2023, aged 87 years. After a short illness. A much...
Meditations in nature: Blackbird singing in the dead of night
by Susanna Curtin I CANNOT get over how quickly the year is passing. May is already at its close, and...
Family marking 50 years at Plumber Manor in Sturminster Newton
AN ‘archetypal’ Dorset country house hotel is marking its 50th anniversary this month. Plumber Manor, in Sturminster Newton, was opened...
GARDENING COLUMN: Lime-tolerant rhododendrons for alkaline soil
by Sally Gregson EVERY year at Chelsea nursery exhibitors introduce new, interesting plants, and the plant that won lots of...
GARDENING COLUMN: Put your garden to the acid test
by Sally Gregson FOR many gardeners working out the pH of their soil can be perplexing and confusing. And yet...
Theatre al fresco in Sherborne’s Castle Gardens this summer
OUTDOOR theatre is set to return to Castle Gardens in Sherborne with three fast-moving, fun-packed family shows. The award-winning Illyria...
Warminster singing group looking for new recruits
THE Warminster-based Athenaeum Singers are looking for new singers. They will be holding three Tuesday rehearsals at Christ Church before...
POLITICS COLUMN: ‘Tories aren’t the party of stability’
by ALAN CROSS on behalf of Dorset Labour THE one platitude one often hears on the doorsteps of North Dorset...
POLITICS COLUMN: ‘Bank risks overshooting on rates’
by DR ANDREW MURRISON Conservative MP for South West Wiltshire THE seemingly relentless rise in interest rates is causing real...
