Dorset Society bringing you the people, places and lifestyle across the county.

Cuisine and culture at Bournemouth's 1805 Chinese restaurant

Celebrity interview: Katie Melua

Full of spirit: Dorchester's Fordington Gin

Recipe to try: Treacle Tart by Mat Follas

Making Music: Bournemouth's Symphony Orchestra's new Young Conductor

My Dorset: Debra Stephenson

Dorset-inspired: the new collection by Nature Squared

Interior design with a difference - My Bespoke Room

Restaurant Review: Cumberland Hotel's Ventana Grant Cafe

Beautifully vintage furniture from Chateau Rustique

Get into nature with Chris Packham

Top tips on updating your bathroom with Ripples

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The write stuff: Plooms fountain pens

Dorset Sea Salt Co is on the white track

Update your wardrobe, with House of Colour

Seasonal inspiration from Farrow & Ball

Top ten things to do in the New Forest this Autumn/Winter

It's All About Me: Joanna Lumley heads to the BIC

Seasonal recipes: Mat Follas, of Bramble Cafe and Deli, shares his chutney and Piccalilli recipes

My Dorset: Purewell Electrical's Will Griffiths

Step into the future with Smart Homeworks

Designs for Life: Bournemouth's Nykke Jones Interiors

Step into the future with Smart Homeworks

What's on in Dorset: October...

Restaurant review: Jenkins & Sons

Winter Art School at Sculpture by the Lakes

Arts By The Sea Festival 2018 - what's on this year?

Get cooking with award-winning chef Sarah Ali Choudhury

Get active with FitLiving UK

Five minutes with Jack Stein

Nature-inspired: Roo-tid homeware design

Ocean Film Festival World Tour comes to Dorset

Beales Gourmet lobster recipe

Celebrity interview: Kylie Minogue

Luxurious Dorset retreats with Unique Home Stays

Restaurant Review: Poole's Quay Spice

Arts for all at the Inside Out Dorset festival

The wedding of your dreams at Summer Lodge Country House

Discover Dorset with Heritage Open Days

September events round-up

Stress management tips from Careys Manor Hotel's Thai SenSpa

The Montagu Arms' Wild Halibut Recipe

All the fun of the Forest School

Award-winning Bournemouth artist Jonathan Truss's conservation effort

My Dorset: Knoll Gardens' Neil Lucas

Discover yoga with an exclusive retreat at the Mapperton Estate

Summer berry sorbet recipe

Stylish design with Jigsaw Interior Architecture

Five minutes with Rick Stein

Set sail with The Boat Club, Sandbanks

Events round-up: August highlights

Escape to the city with Hilton Bankside

Picture perfect - Purbeck Wallpaper

Love of landscapes: Poole artist Mike Jeffries

Alan Titchmarsh's Pots for Pollinators

Faithless TV drama to showcase Dorset

My Dorset: Kevin Wood of Oceana Hotels

Five minutes with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

Family fun at the New Forest Show

Living heritage: Dorset Wagon Co.

Review: Ristorante Barolo

Meet the designer: Sandbanks' Celia Sawyer

Sunshine, shellfish and Champagne at the Pommery Dorset Seafood Festival

National sport

Wayne Rooney to wear captain’s armband on England farewell

Callum Wilson ready to fulfil childhood dream at Wembley

Manchester City’s Benjamin Mendy has knee surgery

Novak Djokovic shows no signs of slowing up in London

Sinckler: Jones’ Japan comments were music to my ears

Nine of the best for Dimitri Van den Bergh in Wolverhampton

Leicester striker Jamie Vardy still has plenty to give

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National news

Group chat cyberbullying a big worry for parents, survey shows

Urban wind turbine created by UK university pair wins James Dyson Award

Holyrood committee launches inquiry into national testing in schools

Sir Elton John takes centre stage in John Lewis Christmas advert

Teachers third biggest influence on people’s lives – survey

BBC accused of failing to ‘fully untangle’ mess over freelance tax affairs

Most food served in schools sourced outside Scotland, data shows

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