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It’s a dream come true as Phil and Jo unveil the refurbished Stapleton Arms

A London couple desperate to jump off the corporate treadmill are celebrating the start of a lifelong dream after…

Café is paradise found

An ethical and eco café is offering a slice of paradise in Gillingham.
 Eden, the project of St Mary’s Church,…

Cross the Sahara for Weldmar

If you fancy sleeping under the stars and baking bread in the sand, places are available to join Weldmar’s…

It’s where business really gets done!

The long-awaited return of the Gillingham & Shaftesbury Show creeps closer with the show scheduled to return over two…

Country market closes after 55 years

The Sherborne Country Market has officially closed down after 55 years of trading, consigning part of the town’s cultural…

Festival organisers’ delight and relief at event success

Organisers of a music festival in the heart of the Vale pulled out all the stops to get the…

Here’s the inside story about the success of jail’s farm shop

A month on from the opening of Guy’s Marsh Prison farm shop and the results stretch the imagination. The…

Minister’s county tour

West Dorset MP Chris Loder gave Tourism Minister Nigel Huddleston a whistle stop tour of Dorset ‘to ensure the…

Keep this in mind for mental health

Men are being offered help with their mental health through a variety of social groups and activities in Gillingham…

Chamber voices concerns at county’s revised parking fees

Shaftesbury’s proposed new parking charges will be ‘harmful and divisive’ the town’s chamber of commerce says. Far from hiking…