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Crafty Christmas shopping

A group of local, amateur artists who call themselves Twenty 4 Art, will be selling their work to raise…

Cox at Carl’s Comedy Club

Ferndown-raised Carl Filer is bringing Carl’s Comedy Club to the Barrington Centre for the first time on Friday, December…

Lights fantastic at Kingston Lacy

by Lorraine Gibson. As is now a winter tradition, when night falls at Kingston Lacy, lights transform the historic house…

Crafts weekend

The ever-popular Christmas Arts and Crafts weekend at Pamphill Village Hall will be held on Friday, December 2, from…

Bah! A Christmas Carol story

by Lorraine Gibson. It’s 1843 and with Christmas looming, Mr. Dickens is about to publish his latest instalment of the…

Bird flu sparks housing order from Defra

All birds must be kept indoors until further notice, as efforts to curb the spread of bird flu continue. The…

A day at the farm… Hallowe’en

I can hardly believe how quickly the year is disappearing, it’s as if our recent blustery winds carried Hallowe’en…

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…