Seed mixes that often come in large bags at garden centres and discount stores may not contain as many nutrients and remain uneaten - putting your garden at risk of rats. Lucy Tay ...

A FAMILY-RUN bar has announced it will close after 10 years of trading. The Shack, at Clapcotts Farm in Spetisbury, north Dorset, will close at the end of play on Saturday, April 12 after an “amazing ...

Environmental health officers from the area have been busy this fortnight visiting businesses across the Island to see if they are meeting ...

The National Garden Scheme’s thousands of participants offer a microcosm of horticultural and social evolution, inspiration — ...

The Bottle Inn in Marshwood first hosted its nettle eating contest in 1986 and the bizarre tradition almost died out when the ...

Cranborne Farms in east Dorset grew a malting winter barley crop for just £65.36/t variable costs last season, some £10.85/t lower than the UK average ...

A WEST DORSET farm, which has diversified, is asking for planning consent for a swimming pool built a year ago without permission.

UK government plans to further restrict controlled burning on peatland has been met with criticism by campaigners, who say ...

A vegan and self proclaimed “animal lover” has admitted animal cruelty and been banned from owning sheep after she stole a ...