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A Witness to History – Lyse Doucet on Afghanistan
Lyse Doucet has written a new book about Afghanistan’s turbulent past, seen through the eyes...
Chris Booth in Powerstock
Robin Mills met Chris Booth in Powerstock, Dorset
Born in 1957, the second of four siblings,...
Fusing Sounds and Finding Rhythm
Ricky Romain and John Robertson talk to Fergus Byrne about the unspoken language of Kanekt
There’s...
Faustian Pacts and Digital Tyranny
Christopher Summerfield talks to Fergus Byrne about the promise and the peril of intelligent machines...
The R-Word: Perspectives and Baselines
Dr Sam Rose asks if the words Rewilding, Restoration and Recovery are the new ‘Superheros’
The...
Nature Studies by Michael McCarthy
Perhaps the saddest sight I have seen in the natural world since we came to...
A Tale of two Climates by Bob Ward
Bob Ward considers how Dorset’s wildlife needs to adapt to a warmer world
Many of Dorset’s...
Vegetables beyond the Garden by Caddy Sitwell
I found myself with a carrot in our bath the night before Melplash Show. It...
Tractor Boys raise funds for Mental Health By Christopher Roper
While teenage boys in much of England are focused on computer games, just as previous...
September in the Garden by Russell Jordan
I had the autumn flowering cyclamen (Cyclamen hederifolium) flowering as early as July, this year,...
Preview – Stage and Screen in and around the Marshwood Vale in September 2025
Leopard spotsBridportIT’s not a typical response: “The consultant had told me he was confident I...
Community Recipe for Wellbeing – Business Profile
A consistent five-star food safety record and the ability to provide nutritious hot meals for...
This Month, in the not so distant past
Looking back at historical moments that happened in September, John Davis highlights Grace Darling
It may...
Douglas Dare composition to encourage connection with local natural landscapes
Inside Out Dorset, the biennial international outdoor arts festival, returns this autumn with a series...
Books for September
A Village in the Third Reich by Julia Boyd and Angelika Patel andThe Crooked Cross...
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The Marshwood Vale magazine is the most popular free community magazine throughout West Dorset, South Somerset and East Devon. It is read by more than 50,000 people per month. Locally owned and operated, it represents all that is unique about the wider local community.
