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Freddy’s Flying High

Three women from Blandford Forum have raised almost £1,700 for Young Lives vs Cancer in a skydive in Salisbury. Amy…

He did it!

Will Alexander, the 11-year-old boy from Wyke Primary in Gillingham, walked 70m of his local rugby pitch on 1…

60 seconds with… Michael Eavis

His laughter echoes down the phone, and his sense of humour is deeply contagious. At 86, Michael Eavis, farmer,…

Focus now on preventing fly-strikes

Lambing continued without any more dramas – the scan was 100 per cent accurate and we now have our…

‘Dream come true’ for school captain

The captain of Bryanston School’s U15 netball team has secured a place with the Team Bath U19 Development Academy. Issy…

British titles for Shane and Kate

Two members of Dorset Lau Gar based in Blandford Forum emerged as champions and won title belts at the…

Why you should sing to cows…

“Walking along a peaceful country lane, flanked either side by fields of grazing cows, lazing in the May sunshine,…

Don’t walk, run…

• On Sunday 19 June, the peaceful village of Tarrant Monkton in north Dorset will put on its running…

Ticks need to be taken seriously

Ticks are a type of parasite which feed on blood from mammals. They can spread diseases and are, therefore,…

Visit Hidden Gardens of Somerset

Residents across The Vale are opening their back gates to allow visitors to ramble through their private garden and…