Category: Dorset community news

The tensions behind the ‘pretty’ façade of Dorset’s villages

Yetminster is in the Sunday Times’ Top 50 Villages, but not everyone is happy about newcomers pushing-up house prices, says Paul BirbeckThe Sunday Times...

Coffee and punctures Tales from the Vale

Coffee and puncturesGreat new coffee house in King’s Stag attached to the Green Man pub with an attractive almost Scandi-minimally-decorated interior.I was going to...

Fighting for (or with!) our footpaths

My husband looks more like Indiana Jones than a rural dog walker, always armed with secateurs to hack back bully-boy brambles and nettles or...

Free festival to showcase Dorset’s bright digital future

How will learning change for our children in the digital age? How is tourism reinventing itself? How could technology help improve wellbeing and independence?...

Meet Your Local Shop (you’re eating all the pies)

Discover the faces and stories inside the village shop. This month we’ve been chatting to David Fawthrop who runs the Chettle Village store.How did...

Off with his head | Tales from the Vale

The slow escapeBig hoo-ha in Mappowder: a tortoise has gone missing (easily identifiable – it’s wearing a shell suit) which led my wife to...

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Joe Tizzard on Cue Card, the Gold Cup and a Guinness or two

Ahead of the Cheltenham Festival, editor Laura spoke to the ultimate insider Joe Tizzard: from festival memories to Gold Cup predictions, he shares his...
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Recognising the contribution of Apprentices

We are longstanding fans and advocates of Apprenticeships for both apprentices themselves in terms of a great career opportunity with training as well as the benefits for...

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