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  • Rubbish dumped and set alight on Dorset nature reserve

    In the most significant act of fly-tipping on Dorset Wildlife Trust nature reserves this year, 60 bags of rubbish were dumped and then set alight at Powerstock Common nature reserve in West Dorset, on the evening of Wednesday, November 18. The fire

  • 'Original smallholder's goat' added to rare breed watchlist

    A "desperately rare" breed of goat has been added to the rare breeds watchlist. The “original smallholder’s goat” breed, the Old English Goat, has been added to the critical category of the rare Breed Survival Trust (RBST) Watchlist. With an

  • Holsworthy Market report for Wednesday, November 25

    Kivells of Holsworthy saw an entry of 157 cattle selling to a top call of £1,235 for some heavy Black steers in from George Worth of Thornbury, with Charolais heifers in from Ken and Richard Ford of Webbery at £1,085, with plenty of buyers ready to

  • Full list of every area in England by Covid tier

    The government have today announced which lockdown tier will be assigned to each part of England when the country moves out of national lockdown on December 2.  Prime Minister Boris Johnson revealed his plans to return to a tier system earlier