This month we have breaking news that SIX of the fire stations threatened with closure are likely to be reprieved … for now. Full story on page 4.
Simon Hoare MP shares a sobering account of his recent trip to Israel. It’s an important but difficult read.
On a lighter note, we’ve got the pub that’s been rescued by the cricket team, the farmers who just won Britain’s Got Talent, and we try and cut to the heart of just what is going on in Wimborne.
There’s a fascinating interview with George Butler ahead of his appearance at Stur LitFest in a couple of weeks – he is a war artist, working mostly in ink, and his images are stunning.
Anna May is growing more dahlias than you can shake a stick at, and Tamsin Doar went and spoke to Louise Reynolds, who broke her neck in a nasty riding accident. She’s just completed riding the Wessex Ridgeway on Thunder, the very same horse.


