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Log on to this Christmas dessert recipe

by Lorraine Gibson. Need to whip up a quick festive dessert? My go-to option is my old-school yule log, it’s…

Cooking with Martha Legg – Fairy Cakes

Fairy cakes, the easiest thing to make, what could possibly go wrong?!! The cakes were easy to make, I love…

Why not ‘Waste not want not’ for a resolution?

Words and pic by Lorraine Gibson. Make your New Year resolution as green as the new leaf you turn over…

Cherry is icing on the cake

Merley Townswomen’s Guild bought a flowering cherry tree to commemorate both the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II and…

Timely tree trail effort by group

His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Dorset Angus Campbell was asked to nominate a small number of groups within Dorset to…

Reading and behaviour behind good report

by Lorraine Gibson. Good news for Lockyer’s Middle School in Corfe Mullen as Ofsted rates it as being ‘good’ in…

Oly rushes in with environmental message

Human fish Oly Rush has taken his environmental messages to a number of schools including Hayeswood and Colehill first…

Co-op’s £4500 for special needs playgroup

The Superstars playgroup in Fordingbridge is the happy recipient of £4,500 thanks to donations to the Local Community Fund…

Finalists announced for tourism awards

The finalists have been announced for the 10th year of the Dorset Tourism Awards which will be presented at…

This big, beautiful Brough is superior in most every way

A 1936 Brough Superior SS100 motorcycle, estimated at more than £250,000, has been entered into the Charterhouse specialist auction…