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Tobyn Copp, a Dorset Studio School student, works alongside a Brace of Butchers team member in Poundbury
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Inspiring! Dorset Studio School student turns work placement into dream apprenticeship

"Villagers in high-vis vests form a bucket chain during a re-enactment demonstrating historic firefighting methods, held to campaign against Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue station closures
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Victory as all 8 ‘at risk’ Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue stations kept open

Group of BKC Racing drivers and team members celebrating with trophies in front of a BKC Racing van at Clay Pigeon Raceway.
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‘Sad day for motorsport’ as Clay Pigeon Raceway loses fight against 226 holiday lodges

Cartoon illustration titled 'Hardy's Heart' by Lyndon Wall, showing a giant arm labelled Norchester crushing Thomas Hardy's heart from his Stinsford grave, with a bulldozer looming over the town and a Betjeman quote about Hardy's heart flying over the elm trees.
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Flood chaos fear as developers unveil plans for first 500 Norchester homes

Black and white photograph from March 1941 showing three people standing together outdoors near the coast. A young woman stands on the left wearing a dark coat over a blouse, her hair styled in soft waves typical of the era. In the centre, a man in uniform, likely William Paul Tizzard, stands smartly dressed in military uniform with a cap, hands by his sides. To the right, another man in similar military uniform stands slightly behind, also wearing a cap. The group stands on a grassy verge with a low wall or embankment behind them, and a hazy view of the sea or coastline visible in the background, suggesting a wartime photograph taken near the Weymouth coast before deployment.
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Writer tracks down heartbreaking stories behind 43 names on Weymouth war memorial

Parnham House, a Grade I-listed Elizabethan manor near Beaminster, built from honey-coloured Ham stone with a steeply pitched slate roof, tall clustered chimney stacks, and a stepped, gabled facade. Tall mullioned and leaded windows line the front, including a large bay window. The lower facade is draped in mature purple wisteria in full bloom, cascading over a stone balustraded terrace, with clipped yew topiary along the front and taller trees framing the building on either side. The sky is overcast and white.
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“The nimbys think I’m the Antichrist”: Parnham House owner hits back in row over 82 homes plan

Three volunteers work on the steep grassy hillside of the Cerne Abbas Giant on a sunny day, re-chalking sections of the figure's outline. The chalk lines curve and wind across the slope in pale channels cut into the grass. On the left, a volunteer in a red top and wide-brimmed sun hat digs with a long-handled tool, while in the centre a man in a blue cap and grey top crouches beside a white sack of chalk. On the right, a woman in a dark top bends over the outline with a hand tool. Behind them, the Dorset countryside stretches out in a patchwork of green crop fields and mature trees under bright sunshine.
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Re-chalking of Cerne Abbas Giant underway with 17 tonnes of Dorset chalk

Aerial drone photograph of St Juthware Church in Halstock, showing the damaged roof from above. The church is built of weathered grey and honey-coloured stone, with a sturdy 15th-century tower on the left topped with battlements and a flagpole. A large section of the main roof's stone tiles has been covered with a bright blue tarpaulin, held down by a criss-cross frame of wooden battens, marking where rainwater has been getting in. Metal scaffolding with wooden walkways has been erected along the right side of the building, with stacks of tiles resting on the platforms. A small porch with a pale blue door sits at the front of the church, and one window below the roofline has been boarded over. The church is surrounded by green grass, with rows of headstones visible in the churchyard at the top right, and trees and hedgerows enclosing the scene. The image captures both the beauty of the historic building and the scale of the repair work needed.
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Race to save historic St Juthware Church in Halstock as huge hole opens in roof

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Bridport lawyer fighting to free Jeremy Bamber as TV documentary casts doubt on farmhouse murders conviction

Sherborne House, a grand three-storey Georgian mansion built from golden hamstone, photographed front-on under a bright blue sky with wispy white clouds. The symmetrical facade features three rows of tall white sash windows with small square panes, each framed in honey-coloured stone surrounds. A central white double door sits beneath an ornate curved stone canopy with a lantern hanging inside it, and directly above is a striking full-height arched window with a carved triangular pediment. The roofline is crowned with a stone balustrade and a central pediment. A pale stone path leads to the entrance between two neat lawns, with small clipped shrubs lining the front of the building and a sculptural metal bird artwork just visible to the right
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Sherborne House: £15 million transformation reveals 18th century masterpiece