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Shaftesbury going strong

by Avril Lancaster. Shaftesbury made it three wins out of four with a convincing win against Blackfield & Langley to…

Masters win by a distance at Royal Navy Open meet

A team from Wincanton Swimming Club achieved outstanding success at the 2023 Royal Navy Masters Open meet held at…

Sounds of lockdown in Sixpenny Session

MUSICIAN Steve Knightley, one half of folk supergroup Show of Hands, is bringing his one-man show ‘Unlock Me &…

Poetry and stories

ACCLAIMED stand-up poet and storyteller Jonny Fluffypunk is heading to The Gaggle of Geese in Buckland Newton with his…

Funny but thought-provoking theatre

How happily married are the happily married? Every couple needs a little fantasy to keep their marriage sparkling. But…

Wars of the Roses the setting for community play

REHEARSALS are well under way, costumes have been fitted and altered, and lines – almost – learned – which…

Hopes rising of trade deal with US

Fresh from his triumph over Northern Ireland, Rishi Sunak has launched straight into delivering on another of the people’s…

Variety truly is spice of an MP’s life

One of the joys of being an MP is the variety that each day brings. One of the hardest…

Government so wrong on small boats

STOP the boats, stop the boats, stop the boats shouted Prime Minister Sunak and his henchman Home Secretary ‘Cruella’…

Almshouse future: Share your views

THE local matters on which I work or help vary so much. Whether it is highways, housing, education or…