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COLUMN: Our loose Canon, by Eric Woods

Considering the relationship between science and religion… by Canon Eric Woods This article appears days before two of the most important…

Shaftesbury unveils events for Great Big Green Week

SHAFTESBURY’S Great Big Green Week event, which runs from June 10 to 18, is jam-packed with environmental inspiration. Communities across…

Vintage vehicles and classic cars going on show in Shillingstone Station

CLASSIC cars and vintage vehicles will be the order of the day at an event next month. North Dorset Railway…

Leweston School Ten Tors team triumphs at first attempt

YOUNGSTERS from Leweston School, Sherborne, have become the first from the school to take part in the gruelling Ten…

Six Gryphon School teams take to the great outdoors for challenge

THE Gryphon School, Sherborne, entered six teams into the Ten Tors Challenge, more than they have ever entered before. Teams…

Yeovil’s Treacle Eaters celebrate 40 years of putting their best feet forward

CELEBRATIONS for the 40th anniversary of the Treacle Eater Clog morris dancing team have already started. The season ‘clogged off’…

Blandford volunteer gets royal recognition for coronation

NHS responder Juliet Mosney has been recognised as one of the UK’s most committed volunteers. Blandford born and bred, Juliet…

Programme announced for Sturminster Newton Literary Festival

THE experiences of a helicopter test pilot and the story of a Wimbledon tennis ace who escaped the Nazis…

Talks and events blossoming at The Newt in Somerset

SPRING has sprung and it’s beginning to feel like summer. So what does that mean this historic garden complexes? We spoke…

BEEKEEPING COLUMN: What a buzz in peak swarming season!

It’s peak swarming season for honey bees, as colonies outgrow their existing homes. Don’t panic if you spot a…