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Dinah’s Hollow decision is ‘null and void’, and a local councillor lodges a complaint...

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September’s BV is out now! 🙂

Dinah’s Hollow decision is ‘null and void’, and a local councillor lodges a complaint after an ‘unbelievable administrative error’ | page 4 The controversy in...

West Country Landmarks to Light Up in Support of Air Ambulance Week 2024

As Air Ambulance Week 2024 approaches, three of the West Country’s most iconic landmarks – Glastonbury Tor, Wellington Monument, and Corfe Castle – are...

West Country Landmarks to Light Up in Support of Air Ambulance Week 2024

As Air Ambulance Week 2024 approaches, three of the West Country’s most iconic landmarks – Glastonbury Tor, Wellington Monument, and Corfe Castle – are...

The Gillingham & Shaftesbury Show 2024!

It’s the second Wednesday in August, so everyone in the rural half of Dorset knows it must be time for the Gillingham & Shaftesbury...

Shaftesbury | Then and Now

Step back in time with our ‘Then and Now’ feature, where vintage postcards from the Barry Cuff Collection meet modern-day reality. Explore the past...

A 60s trip to the seaside | POSTCARDS FROM A DORSET COLLECTION

This month Barry Cuff has chosen a pair of suitably holiday-themed postcards of the coast - both having been sent by children in the...

A century ago in Sherborne : POSTCARDS FROM A DORSET COLLECTION

This month Barry Cuff has chosen century-old postcards of Cheap Street and what was then the Ladies College in Sherborne… Sent to Miss L Sharp...

Piddletrenthide : Then and Now

Step back in time with our ‘Then and Now’ feature, where vintage postcards from the Barry Cuff Collection meet modern-day reality. Explore the past...

Badbury Rings: King Arthur’s greatest victory?

North Dorset CPRE’s Rupert Hardy travels through the enigmatic past of the Iron Age fort and its mythical connection to King Arthur Badbury Rings, the...

Buckland Newton | Then & Now

Step back in time with our ‘Then and Now’ feature, where vintage postcards from the Barry Cuff Collection meet modern-day reality. Explore the past...
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