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CROWN FOR A KING The Imperial State Crown that will be used for the Coronation of Charles III features 2,868 diamonds, 17 sapphires, 11 emeralds and 269 pearls

A celebration of Coronation jewellery

By Amy Brenan, director of Heirlooms Jewellers, 21 South Street, Wareham The pomp and splendour of the Coronation of King…

GIRLS football team Dexter FC’s Luna Wolves FC U12s had a first birthday present when they received new strips.

Luna Wolves girls get kitted out

GIRLS football team Dexter FC’s Luna Wolves FC U12s had a first birthday present when they received new strips. Tops…

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White ball ace raises hopes

THE men’s and women’s Dorset county cricket teams have started their T20 campaigns. The men are playing in the National…

Hanging baskets need watering at least once a day, says Sue Butterworth of Goulds Garden Centre

Get creative with hanging baskets and planters

WITH the warm weather starting to appear, now’s the perfect time to start thinking about planting your summer hanging…

A Dorset Community Transport driver and new passenger by the 2RN shuttle bus PHOTO: Pam Bowyer-Davis

Ticket to ride to nature reserve

A SHUTTLE bus taking rail passengers from Wareham to the RSPB Arne Nature Reserve will run again this year. The…

One of the Laser boats – the sports car of the dinghy world – on passage to Swanage PHOTO: Sam Whaley

A bit ‘chewy’ but elite young sailors shine

EVERY now and then you have a watch where everything seems to come together and the messages we send…

Lysander Lake is about three acres and will be used for coarse fishing with Lucy’s Pool, about a third of the size, stocked with carp

New waters for anglers on Silverlake Estate

ANGLERS can enjoy fishing at two new lakes Dorchester & District Angling Society (DDAS) have created at Silverlake Dorset. The…

Professor Dawn Dawson

Dorset HealthCare changes guidance on face coverings

WEARING masks at Dorset HealthCare sites is no longer mandatory. With the success of the vaccination roll-out, and a reduction…

Swarms of bees can between 1,500 and 30,000 insects

Bugged by bees? Help’s at hand

Sandra Palmer-Snellin of the East Dorset Beekeeping Association provides advice to anyone who finds themselves with a swarm of…

Marine watchers are being recruited to support a project investigating the behaviours of marine mammals off Durlston Country Park PHOTO: Dorian Mason

Operation dolphin watch

WILDLIFE watchers are wanted this spring and early summer to observe dolphins in the sea off Durlston Country Park. Marine…