Purbeck Gazette

Roasted squash with a crunchy walnut crumb is great served with yoghurt and a little maple syrup

Comfort food for those cold nights

by Rebecca Vincent. Squash season is in full swing! This family of veg are such versatile ingredients and work well…

NICE ‘N’ EASY Quick pickles don’t require much effort and the house doesn’t end up smelling of vinegar for ages after making them

Make a pickle in double quick time

By Rebecca Vincent. It’s only in recent years that I’ve come round to the idea of vinegar and anything that…

Henry Dimbleby

RSPCA calls on government to push forward law to protect animals

THE RSPCA has urged new prime minister Rishi Sunak to stick by the Conservative party’s plans for animal welfare. The…

Ceramicist Lucy Burns, 24, hard at work at Bridport Market

Grants give youngsters a chance

GRANTS of up to £2,000 to help young people from disadvantaged backgrounds start their own business are available through…

Cllr David Walsh

Local plan studies to be published

STUDIES carried out to help formulate a plan governing development in Dorset for decades to come are set to…

Chris Bradey

Sugar: Journey into a shameful past

October was Black History Month in Dorset, marked by music, poetry and theatre in many venues, including the Shire…

One of the tanks that sank in the ‘live fire’ Exercise Smash. PHOTO: Paul Pettit

D-Day exercises saw six lives lost

by Nick Reed. As we move into November, NCI St Alban’s Head and NCI Swanage are preparing to take part…

Smoke Carbon Monoxide Alarm

Fire chiefs’ ‘save safely’ message

People are being urged to take simple steps to protect themselves from accidental fires and carbon monoxide poisoning as…

George at The Lighthouse

George’s wheelchair rugby dreams

A PURBECK sportsperson has traded one theatre for another in the pursuit of Paralympic glory. George Rogers is a steward…

Firefighters tackling the blaze Picture: SWANAGE FIRE STATION

Heathland blaze

FIREFIGHTERS battled a blaze that broke out on around five acres of land on Povington Heath. Two crews from Poole…