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Rural rescue and hard lessons | The Dorset Insider

I got a call to help break into a neighbour’s home this week. George was elderly, not in the best of health, and his...

Booking our bin run

You’d think Dorset Council had cracked the code of effortless, modern public services – until you look at their plans to make us all...

What she said next shocked no one

When did we stop letting things be surprises? These days, it feels like every “big announcement” is ruined before it even happens – not...

Dorset Council needs to get out more

It started with an email from Dorset Council. I read the details while sipping my coffee, and I felt my spelling eye focussing on...

That’s not a lion, it’s a Lexus

Ah, the sweet sound of spring in North Dorset: birdsong, lambs bleating, engines revving … and my horse doing the fancy sideways samba because...

Tick-box planning won’t build a future

The email from the developer was intimidating, to say the least.When it popped into my inbox, I thought there might be an opportunity to...

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The end of the season

It’s been a long five months, but June finally saw the end of the season at the stud – Lucy Procter explains just why...

Are we talking to a brick wall?

Every parish has one (I think we have at least six) – older gentlemen of the village, full of profound local knowledge who are...

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