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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…

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…

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…

2.5m people are off work due to ill health, latest job figures reveal

MORE than 2.5 million people are off work due to ill health, according to new figures. The latest employment figures…

‘Britain’s Bravest’ point way ahead with signs role

DID you know, many of the signs you use to help navigate your way around the roads of Britain…

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…

GARDENING: ‘Why it’s wise to pot on tomatoes’

By Sally Gregson AT last, the warmth has returned to greet the summer, and many gardeners’ thoughts are turning to…

GARDENING: Delphiniums star of June garden

By Sally Gregson ONE of the highlights of an English garden in June is a bed of towering blue delphiniums….

Take a step behind the garden gate in Salisbury Cathedral Close

THE Friends of Salisbury Cathedral are inviting visitors to their Secret Gardens of the Close event this weekend. Nine gardens…