Village pub near Gillingham scoops CAMRA garden of the year award
ENJOYING a cold pint beneath a large pagoda-style shelter, surrounded by blooming wisteria… It’s an enticing English summer scene -…
Great British Bake Off contestant Brendan Lynch raising bread for charity
A GREAT British Bake Off contestant will be revealing the secrets of baking great bread – and raising money…
Food, drink, crafts, music and more at Dorset Food & Arts Festival
A BUMPER crop of local food, drink, art, crafts, music and more will be on offer at an event…
Vegan ‘megamarket’ set for Dorchester next month
ALL things vegan will be on the menu at an event in Dorchester next month. The Dorset Vegan MegaMarket -…
Dorset winery in bid for new building as business booms
A SUCCESSFUL Dorset winery has submitted plans to expand facilities for staff and visitors. The Langham Wine Estate, at Crawthorne…
Gillingham café plans expansion for more restaurant and community use
PLANS to expand a landmark Gillingham café to offer evening meals alongside conference and community facilities have been submitted. The…
RECIPE: Easy cheesecake takes the biscuit
Recipe and photos by Lorraine Gibson THERE’S always a perfectly good excuse to have a biscuit, but since it’s National…
FOOD COLUMN: ‘TB testing a stressful time for all’
by Barbara Cossins IT’S been a long week on the family farm as the dreaded TB testing has been taking…
‘Bravest village in Britain’ forms company in bid to buy local pub
RESIDENTS in a village once dubbed the ‘bravest in Britain’ have turned their attention to the mission of saving…
£60m of fruit and veg ‘wasted’ last year, says NFU president amid immigration debate
UK workers need to be inspired to work in the farming industry, according to the president of the NFU,…