Adopting a pet from abroad – responsibly

It is becoming more common to adopt a rescue dog from overseas, but there are important factors to consider…

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…

Health, education and science centre opens at Yeovil College

Yeovil College’s £3m state-of-the-art Health, Education and Science Centre has been formally opened by local MP Marcus Fysh. He was…

A Wilder Dorset by 2030

Dorset Wildlife Trust has launched a new strategy outlining its vision and plans from now until 2030. ‘A Wilder…