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Taste has been running the museum cafe since 2021

Museum food nights will no longer run amid claims of 550% “cost increase”

SPECIAL food nights which offered attendees a museum tour have come to an end – prompting an online spat…

The Digby Tap on Cook Lane and The Mitre Inn at Sandford Orcas Pictures: Google

Sherborne pubs named in Telegraph’s 500 best pubs in England

TWO Sherborne pubs have been included in the Telegraph’s list of the best 500 pubs in England. This comes after…

Wendy Ash, a self-confessed chocoholic, tasting chocolate Picture: Abbey View/Colton Care

Sherborne Care Home indulges in World Chocolate Day delight

CARE home residents in Sherborne gorged on some top-quality chocolate – with World Chocolate Day being…

The latest plans were supported by Gillingham Town Council Picture: Google

Plans to turn former Gillingham High Street florist into “relaxed” wine bar/deli

A WINE bar could fill a former florist’s premises in Gillingham if plans are approved. The former Mayflowers shop on…

Dorset’s Masterchef contestant George Williams is holding a demo at the festival Picture: BBC/Plank PR

Wimborne Food Festival to serve up a huge menu of mouth-watering attractions

FOODIES will be flocking to Wimborne later this year as the town’s popular food festival returns for its second…

Further plans detailing the café layout will be submitted in the future Picture: Google

Plans to convert Blandford’s former NatWest building into café and office approved

THE former NatWest building in Blandford is one step closer to having a new lease of life thanks to…

The Stableyard Café is open for visitors to enjoy Picture: National Trust/Lucy Fenna

New takeaway café opens at Stourhead’s historic Stableyard

VISITORS to Stourhead will be able to stop for refreshments at a new takeaway café spot as they walk…

Number Sixteen, in Wincanton High Street, will close on May 31. Picture: Google

Popular Somerset café, wine shop and deli announces it will close next week

A POPULAR Somerset café, wine shop and deli is closing next week. Number Sixteen, in Wincanton High Street, has been…

Pork belly, nachos and jackfruit burgers are all on the menu Pictures: CuraConn

Guy Ritchie launches new smokehouse restaurant at Compton Abbas Airfield

A TEXAS-style barbeque restaurant owned by Hollywood director Guy Ritchie has opened its doors in Dorset. Lore Of The Sky…

The Bird in Hand, in Henstridge, is up for sale. Picture: Google

Your chance to buy shares – and keep Somerset village pub open

A COMMUNITY bid to buy the village pub in order to “keep it open as an essential meeting place”…