Hedging our bets
Over 100km of hedgerow has already been surveyed in West Dorset, but the journey has only just begun. by John…
Lessons give refugees a vital voice
Learning conversational English is a game-changer for people forced to restart their lives in a new country. Shaftesbury’s Gold Hill…
Vale puts some fizz into wine
by John Thorne WSET Dip Sparkling wine made here in the Blackmore Vale is a hit around the world and…
Full steam ahead!
Fingers crossed for sunshine this May as preparations for the annual Three Okefords Rally at Shillingstone get underway. The weekend…
Three games in four days awaits Wincanton
WINCANTON TOWN kick off a busy end to the season this evening as they travel to Shierhampton before welcoming…
Meditations in nature: Ode to the ancient
by Susie Curtin March is named after Mars, the Roman god of war. It is quite fitting, then, that today…
Former T20 Blast winner Whiteley joins Dorset
DORSET CCC have made a big signing ahead of their white-ball season with the arrival of Ross Whiteley. Whiteley will…
Child airlifted to hospital after crash at Cerne Abbas
A CHILD was airlifted to hospital after a crash near Dorchester this morning (April 6). Dorset Police received were called…
Shaftesbury haulier John Pritchard caused ‘unnecessary suffering’ to calves
A SHAFTESBURY livestock haulier who transported 35 calves from a Dorset farm to a slaughterhouse in Wiltshire has been…
‘A long, painful year…’: 12 months on from allegations against MP David Warburton
‘WE cannot provide any information on any complaint, including whether or not a complaint has been received.’ It is 12 months since Somerton…
