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Dorset village shop crowned best in South West of England at 'Rural Oscars'
Child Okeford Village Shop was crowned as the best in the South West of England at the Countryside Alliance Awards 2024
Art inspired by Dorset's Black Ven landmark
The Fold: a space for women to come together, learn and empower one another
Why Dame Prue Leith will 'step back' from Celebrity Bake Off after 2024 series
Celebrating the Sound of Dorset at the OMAs
From cork lifejackets to motor lifeboats, how the RNLI started 200 years ago
The winners of the 11th Dorset Tourism Awards
Why Shalini Boland is Dorset’s Thriller Queen
Brian Rice exhibition at The Art Stable in Child Okeford
The Afghan veteran who became an author and sportwear designer
‘And the bells were ringing out for Christmas day!’
If you are interested in a career in theatre, the Lighthouse may be able to help
New redesigned Remembrance Poppies launched by the Royal British Legion
Christmas Gifts
The diminutive Dorset sheep with a tough reputation is enjoying a happy revival
How a year teaching abroad inspired the debut novel by a Dorset author
A wedding at a 12th century chapel on a remote Dorset headland
Martin Clunes introduces us to A Dog Called Laura
Sally Page on how her debut novel The Keeper of Stories became a best-seller
James Martin talks food, fame and fans ahead of live UK tour
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Dorset-based Horrible Histories illustrator Martin Brown
Bridport Youth Dance take their moves into the Dorset landscape
Schoolboy chorister Malakai Bayoh reflects on his success after Britain’s Got Talent
The Art of Lucy Kemp-Welch at the Russell-Cotes Art Gallery
TV presenter Anita Rani on her fiction writing
Melanin Magic: London bookstore opens to create ‘safe space’ for black children
DJ Ken Bruce to host a Greatest Hits Radio station dedicated to this era of music
The Amazing Adventures of Aquatic Harriet
Ross Kemp says volunteers for poppy appeal are needed this year ‘more than ever’
Clive Myrie to host BBC First Night Of The Proms show
Everything you need to know about the creation of the NHS
Enid Blyton's Famous Five to be adapted by the BBC for the first time
All you need to know about going to a festival with your teenager
Coin worth more than £5,000 produced to honour Dame Shirley Bassey
Joanna Lumley reveals her favourite place in India - and it isn't the Taj Mahal
Ken Bruce's PopMaster quiz is coming to TV
Reverend Richard Coles looks forward to the future
Fleur East announced as new co-host of BBC’s Strictly: It Takes Two
Take That don't rule out return of Robbie Williams and Jason Orange
See the full list of people named in the King's Birthday Honours for 2023
Dorset sailor circumnavigates all 262 islands around England and Wales in charity bid
Submit your nominations for the Dorset Tourism Awards
Rylan Clark and Judge Rinder team up for travel show on Lord Byron
Lawrence Impey reveals how he became the first photographer to work with The Police
Sibyl Fine King High Sheriff of Dorset reflects on her year in office
British author Martin Amis dies aged 73 as tributes made
The top 20 richest people in the UK under 35 including Harry Styles and Ed Sheeran
TV gardener Joe Swift on why RHS Chelsea is the highlight of the year
Is your name going extinct? Full list as Lucy, Chloe and Owen are on the decline
Cheryl Baker, SuRie, Carrie Grant and Andy Abraham on Eurovision Bargain Hunt.
Valerie Singleton meets the owners of Sherborne Antiques Market
King Charles spaniel parade celebrates the King's coronation
Crocheting royal fans decorate postboxes for coronation