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The project helps people access nature and farming in Dorset. Picture: Unsplash/Viktor Forgacs

£100,000 grant to boost access to farming for disabled people

A SCHEME helping disabled people explore and understand farming in Dorset has been boosted by a £100,000 grant. The Stepping…

A protestor at the Dorset farm. Picture: Animal Rising

Animal Rising protestors disrupt Dorset dairy farm

PROTESTORS disrupted work at a Dorset farm on Friday morning (May 19). Around 35 protestors staged a peaceful sit-in protest…

The cow got stuck in a bog in Wareham. Picture: DWFRS

Cow rescued after getting stuck in Wareham bog

THIS was a sticky situation. A cow needed to be moo-ved pretty quickly after getting stuck in a bog in…

Cases of illness are on the rise. PHOTO: Canva

Emergency measures target bird flu

NEW rules have been introduced to stop the spread of bird flu as cases soar. Chief veterinary officers in England,…