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Nina May June Bolam nee Weed

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5th May 1929 - 22nd November 2025 Passed away peacefully in Dorchester Hospital at 96 years. Will be sadly missed by all her family...

Castle Cary Community Choir Christmas Concert (all the C’s including Carols!

A View From the Saddle: two riders, one ridiculous adventure

CRT launches festive appeal to protect Britain’s hazel dormice

Christmas Book Gift Guide from Dorset’s Independent Bookshops

equestrian

Equestrian Dorset

November hot streak

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A good month for the Tizzard team, says Chris Wald, with Cheltenham clean sweeps, Ascot perfection and a yard at full stride ahead of...
Dorset community news

Festive fun and top-class racing this winter at Wincanton Racecourse!

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As the jumps season gets into full swing, Wincanton Racecourse is preparing to welcome racegoers to a trio of festive fixtures that have become...

First runs and winter prep

Finishing strong, dreaming bigger

DORSET HISTORY

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Wildlife & farming

Dorset NFU fills the room

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A packed hall was the scene for Dorset NFU’s County Annual Open Meeting at the end of November. County chair Tim Gelfs wanted to...

Art at Home raises £1,000 for farming support charity

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West Dorset artist Sarah Sclater has raised £1,000 for the Farming Community Network (FCN) through her annual Art at Home exhibition, held in early...

CRT launches festive appeal to protect Britain’s hazel dormice

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The Countryside Regeneration Trust (CRT) has launched its 2025 Christmas Appeal – and this year, it’s all about helping one of Britain’s most vulnerable...

Wet winters need wiser landscapes

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As winter rain returns, Andrew Livingston looks to Dorset’s real flood defences – the fields and hedges doing the work concrete can’t Stick your hand...

Dorset Food & drink

Dorset Food & Drink

A View From the Saddle: two riders, one ridiculous adventure

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Two old bikes, two older riders and one dog-eaten pair of bifocals – Giles and Annie Henschel return to the road after 30 years Giles...

Pan di Higo

Reconnecting with food, farming, and the land

Spiced Pumpkin Cornbread

Wake up!

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December’s BV – and a formal apology from the BV Team.

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After a year-long internal review, we regret to report that The BV has repeatedly caused unexpectedly high levels of enthusiasm across rural Dorset. Findings include: •...
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A COUNTRY LIVING

A Country Living

Flying in the fear factor

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Armed with hawks, falcons and fierce dedication, Dorset’s Ryan Ashworth blends old-world falconry with modern pest control – and finds wild beauty The poet WB...
A Country Living

Dorset’s very own Batman

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Zoologist Steve Masters is helping Dorset’s bats fight back against their spooky reputation – with harp traps and a passion for hand-winged wonders Blood-sucking fiends...

Core values

Voice of the showground

Bud, bloom, berry … repeat

In the company of bees

dorset walks

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