Duchess of Edinburgh gets an organic education during Somerset visit
ORGANIC food, learning and gardening were on the agenda for a royal visit to Somerset. The Duchess of Edinburgh was…
Free Dorset farm workshop will help children investigate barn owls
A WORKSHOP teaching children how to find out more about barn owls from their pellets will take place this…
Police solve sheepnapping case in Sturminster Newton area
WHEN they heard of a lamb being sheepnapped from a Dorset field, ewe-niformed officers got on the case to…
Stolen lambs returned to owner in Easter miracle!
IT’S an Easter miracle! Two lambs stolen from a farm near Bridport have been found. Dorset Police’s Rural Crime…
Spring Countryside Show called off as bad weather hits Turnpike Showground
THE Shaftesbury & Gillingham Spring Countryside Show has been called off amid bad weather. Organisers said heavy rainfall had left…
Lambs stolen from Bridport farm in week before Easter
LAMBS might be in demand at Easter – but someone has gone a step too far and stolen two…
Sherborne vet on the move after 138 years
A SHERBORNE vet is moving into new premises. The Kingston Veterinary Group is leaving Long Street, moving the practice to…
Donated scooter will go on helping veteran farmers through Dorset charity
FARMERS and agricultural workers who are limited by mobility issues have a new helping hand – or set of…
Farmer plans three marathons – barefoot – for kitchen gardens plan
A SOMERSET farmer is taking on three marathons on the Dorset coast to plant kitchen gardens in schools -…
Two heifers rescued from slurry pit at Vale farm
TWO heifers were rescued from a slurry pit at a Vale farm. Firefighters were sent to the scene, in Silton,…