Paddington and James Bond star Ben Whishaw shocks Somerset farm shoppers
SHOPPERS at a farm shop near Wincanton got a shock when they noticed a film crew and a BAFTA-winning actor in the aisles.
Ben Whishaw,...
Arrest after Shaftesbury crash leaves woman with ‘serious injuries’
A MAN was arrested after a crash near Shaftesbury which saw a woman airlifted to hospital with 'serious injuries'.
The incident, involving three cars, happened...
Chance for youngsters to try fishing at open day near Dorchester
DORCHESTER & District Angling Society Juniors are hosting a fishing open day at Revels Fishery & Tackle Shop next Saturday (June 3).
Youngsters who have...
Wincanton FC Ladies celebrate inaugural season in style
WINCANTON FC Ladies celebrated the end of their inaugural season in style with an award presentation.
Main winners were: top goal scorer Donna Hitchens; manager’s...
Dorset angling club raises £1,100 for air ambulance
STURMINSTER & Hinton Angling Club chairman Ian Paulley presents a cheque for £1,100 to Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance raised from a fishing competition...
FARMING: Lights, camera, action down at the farm shop!
by ALICE KIMBER
from Kimber's Farm Shop
WHAT a difference a week makes – the rain stopped, the sun shone, the grass grew, first cut silage...
FARMING COLUMN: ‘Big team keeps show on the road’
by JO CHILD
BvetMed CertAVP MRCVS Director
Friars Moor Livestock Health
THIS month I wanted to look at the roles that make up a farm veterinary practice...
Forget the coronation picnic – it’s action stations after fly strike report!
by Tria Stebbing
WITH the village enjoying a coronation picnic on the parish field, the sun came out, which meant for us one thing. The...
Awards glory at Neal’s Yard
DORSET success story Neal’s Yard Remedies has been named International Business of the Year at the prestigious Solent 250 Awards.
The business, founded in 1981,...
PETS COLUMN: When behaviour is due to a physical cause, part two
by Lynn Broom, Longmead Veterinary Practice
THIS is the second of two articles on how physical factors can affect behaviour.
Conditions can be present from birth...