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Matt’s mountain to climb

Diagnosed at 47, Matt Riggs is tackling a 45km Inca Trail trek with Parkinson’s for company, one high-altitude step at a time ‘I was expecting...

Grief education to be introduced in Dorset schools

Mosaic, the Dorset-based charity supporting bereaved children, has welcomed the government’s decision to include grief education in schools – a move the organisation has...

Butterboys forever

Okeford Fitzpaine’s team marks 125 years of village football, dairy roots and generations of families who have played for the love of the game When...

A farmer’s tribute: £8,800 gift honours wife’s memory and local NHS care

Local farmer Philip Trim has donated £8,800 to University Hospitals Dorset’s Radiotherapy department in memory of his late wife, Jane – a deeply personal...

A hand up, not a handout

It’s not the scroungers: Courtenay Hitchock talks to Carole Jones about the families, carers and key workers all turning to the Vale Family Hub When...

Is my PIP about to be cut?

A local expert from Citizen’s Advice provides timely tips on consumer issues. Q: My mum has been claiming Personal Independence Payment for three years and...

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Donkeys: charming mischief

Donkeys are a frequently misunderstood desert animal, says Sally Cooper, owner of Mr Pebbles, the man-donkey who steals hearts as well as glasses The time...

Underfunded rural Dorset pays the price

As I write it’s been a difficult week for West Dorset, with Storm Chandra bringing torrential rain, some areas seeing more than 55mm in...

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