Purbeck Gazette

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Relegation threat growing for Hamworthy United

After a successful first season in the Southern League, Hamworthy United now face the possibility of relegation due to…

UK workers ‘spend less time in the office than almost any other country’

UK workers ‘spend less time in the office than almost any other country’

UK workers spend less time in the office than any other country – and want to further reduce it,…

Author and publisher Jon Woolcott criss-crosses the county in his new book Real Dorset, which looks beyond the tourist-friendly facade

Discover a different Dorset

LOCALS and tourists alike may think they know Dorset, but in his new book author and publisher Jon Woolcott…

CBeebies star Chris Jarvis is writing and directing Aladdin at Lighthouse Poole – and starring as Widow Twankey

Panto star Chris to ‘frock ‘n’ roll’ in Poole

MAGIC is in the air with panto favourite Aladdin set to be performed at Lighthouse Poole in the run-up…

The humour- and heart-filled Swim, written and performed by Liz Richardson, is coming to Lighthouse Poole

Liz extols benefits of outdoor swimming

THE writer and performer of a production coming to Lighthouse Poole is offering an unusual invite to members of…

David Stocks played for Bournemouth & Boscombe, later to become AFC Bournemouth, Gillingham, Torquay and Charlton, among others

Cherries captain celebrates football from a bygone era

DAVID Stocks played professional football in a bygone era – one before agents, multi-million-pound contracts and global TV deals…

Mike Nash hit an unbeaten century for the seconds at Cheselbourne

Mixed bag of results for Swanage’s three league teams

SWANAGE 1st XI have won two of their four matches in Division One to occupy fifth place. The highlight of…

Crataegus, the common hawthorne PHOTO: jhenning/Pixabay

Hawthorne an extremely special tree

by Fiona Chapman I don’t know if it is the odd spring we have had, wet and not particularly warm,…

Instead of feeding our inner critic we should consciously turn our attention to the parts of our bodies or characteristics that we do like

Taking control of our inner critic

By Alice Johnsen LEADING psychotherapist Julia Samuel was talking recently about self-acceptance being a precursor to self-love. She also made…

The Lake District is remarkable – it is a land of constant change

Meditations in nature: Mountains are calling

By Susie Curtin AS much as I love the gentle rolling hills of the Dorset countryside, there are times when…