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Happiness is a curly tail

Farmer’s Diary by Ruth Kimber. We are in the middle of our end-of-year stock takes, which is not too bad…

Should you breed a pet?

The idea of breeding from our pets can be very appealing. Puppies and kittens are lovely, and producing a…

Looking out for swallows to herald the start of Spring

Some mixed weather this week has meant that the fat ewes are wading around in mud…. again. The good…

Camp it up at Dorset’s biggest, boogiest family music festival

It may be 14 years since Rob da Bank and his wife Josie staged their first Camp Bestival at…

Romanesco and kalette stir-fry

This week’s quick and easy recipe makes the most of the last of the kalettes and romanesco. Kalettes, also known…

Creamed haddock with Mrs Simkins

Here’s a lovely simple fish dish, handy for Good Friday, which is only a couple of weeks away now….

Good weather for garden furniture

Clarke’s Auctions at Semley is holding its April sales next weekend. The lovely spring weather we’ve enjoyed recently has…

Jewellery goes down a storm at Acreman St Antiques…

Acreman St Antiques has had a very successful March auction, with the antique furniture and jewellery doing particularly well….

New collections at Gillingham museum

Over Easter, Gillingham Museum is enhancing its usual display of local exhibits with a variety of additional displays. Newly added…

The Kipling connection to Tisbury

It may be news to many that Rudyard Kipling’s parents are buried in the churchyard of St John the…