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Bryanston and Ferndown Upper launch new school partnership

Bryanston School and Ferndown Upper School have announced a new partnership which will include scholarships for Ferndown pupils alongside shared opportunities for students and...

Is Mother still beneath Bovington?

One of the most important vehicles in British engineering history may have been scrapped 80 years ago – or it may not. Operation Mother...
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OPINIONS

Fastest finger first is no way to fund the countryside

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After missing SFI24 and successfully navigating this year’s six-hour scramble, George Hosford argues that the problem is bigger than the size of the pot Dad...

Where did the journalism go?

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I spent most of my working life as a local journalist, in a county far far away, and moved to Shaftesbury for a quiet...

Dorset History

Then and Now: Beaminster in 1979 and 2026

Dreams will come true,’ says Mrs T - Beaminster, 1975 Just 17 days after becoming leader of the oppostion, Margaret Thatcher, honouring a previous commitment,...

wildlife

Wild Woodbury – five years on

Back in 2021, an extraordinary transformation began on a stretch of intensively farmed land on the edge of Bere Regis.Today, Wild Woodbury – Dorset...

Dorset Life October issue, out now

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October appears to be the issue in which some excellent, serious and sensible Dorset journalism somehow involves fishing-lure addiction, a missing tank, a vampire,...
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Dorset Walks

business news

Taste of the West expands support for South West

Taste of the West has launched a new membership programme aimed at giving South West food and drink businesses more practical support, one year...

Is your brand getting lost in translation?

'Tuna fishing with James Bond.''Sorry … what?'If you’ve ever played the kids whispering game, or made a telephone from two cups and a piece...

Dorset-born Muc-Off takes forest partnership back to its roots

One of Dorset’s best-known brands is taking its environmental work back into the landscapes that helped shape its cycling identity.Muc-Off has signed a three-year...

James May joins Hall & Woodhouse to brew The Spanner

Dorset brewer Hall & Woodhouse has launched a new cask ale in partnership with broadcaster and pub owner James May.The Spanner is a 3.8...

Dorset butcher expands with chef-prepared range

A Dorset online butcher with customers across the UK is expanding into the premium prepared-food market with a new range of dishes made by...

Equestrian

How The Sass Queen trained through Dorset’s driest summer

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After a summer of concrete-hard ground and relentless heat, Tamsin had to rethink how she kept The Sass Queen fit and sound – and...

Chasing speed, finding precision

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From North Dorset to the American rodeo circuit, Luke Burridge turned a teen family holiday discovery into a high-speed international barrel racing career Based in...

The one in which Basil and Jess represent Team GB and have an unforgettable...

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Wow… where do I even begin?Last month I wrote that I was anxiously waiting to hear whether Basil and I had been selected to...

Carl Hester MBE returns to where it all began

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An evening with the Olympic rider highlighted the work of the Fortune Centre, where horses are helping young people build confidence, skills and a...

Farming

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