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Roger Guttridge's Wessex Heritage

Lavender Lodge in the snow. Photo by Suzie Baverstock

Friday, February 26, 2010

FOR me, the most convincing ghost stories are those which are independently described by several witnesses or which survive several occupiers of the same property.

In the case of the Lavender Lady of Corfe Mullen, both these criteria apply.

Lavender Lodge in...

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I Was There As told to Roger Guttridge

Friday, February 12, 2010

HE didn't realise it at the time but young Gordon Diaper was witnessing history in the making when he went on a Sunday school outing in 1944. Not for...

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Cooking with Mrs Simkins

Friday, January 22, 2010

Savoury scones ALTHOUGH these are perfectly nice in the summer, savoury scones seem to be a particularly welcome winter treat, served warm from the...

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Gardening with Dirty NailsBush fruit

Friday, January 22, 2010

THERE are a number of woody fruiting shrubs which are worth considering on the plot, whether in open soil or in pots. Gooseberries, red and blackcurra...

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Gardening with Dirty NailsBush fruit

Friday, January 22, 2010

THERE are a number of woody fruiting shrubs which are worth considering on the plot, whether in open soil or in pots. Gooseberries, red and blackcurra...

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Motor Mouth's Car of the week

Friday, January 15, 2010

It's being billed as the most sporting road-going Porsche 911 to date and that is quite a claim. The new GT3 RS is a racetrack rocket in all but name,...

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Motor Mouth's Car of the week

Friday, January 08, 2010

Peugeot 5008 PEUGEOT'S first venture into the mid-sized MPV market arrives in showrooms this month and throws down a gauntlet to Citroen's C4 Picasso....

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Museum Showcase

Ian and Judith Uppill at Sherborne Museum, where they spent a morning examining items in the reserve collection to unravel their family history. Now they are hoping for help from BVM readers. <I>Picture by Judy Nash</I>

Friday, January 01, 2010

AN Australian couple would like readers' help in filling in their family story. Ian Uppill and his wife Judith are staying in Sherborne until the New...

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Sally Hill's Journal

Friday, January 01, 2010

AS we put away the cake stand and trifle bowl for another year, it's time to try and focus through the slight haze on what the next decade could hold...

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