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Winter’s shooting stars

Starwatch night sky events with Bob Mizon MBE of the Wessex Astronomical Society Faraway giants. In mid-December, peaking around the 12th…

Hannah’s horticulture – December

December gardening jobs. It’s okay, I’ll forgive you for not planning to spend as much time in the garden in…

Exploring Stour & Avon… West Parley

Park towards the southern end of Dudsbury Road and from there walk the short distance to the B3073, Christchurch…

Garden charity’s focus on nature

Did you know that Britain’s gardens occupy more space than all our nature reserves put together? So how can we…

Helping the world to see more clearly

by Lorraine Gibson. Do you have a stash of useless items malingering in a drawer or cupboard? Most of us have…

Mocking turtle soup

Our apple tree is just bare bones now. The apples are cooked and frozen or made into apple jams…

Foiled again?

I have moved away from using aluminium foil in cooking and wrapping, partly because a lot of aluminium is…

Fire service’s advice on saving safely

With living costs rising all the time, everyone is looking for ways to save some money, so Dorset &…

A balancing act with a Hallowe’en theme

Words and pics by Jo Green, a former allotmenteer, forager, amateur herbalist, pickler and jam maker who squeezed her…

Old Wives don’t always agree!

Words and pics by Jo Green, a former allotmenteer, forager, amateur herbalist, pickler and jam maker who squeezed her…