Laura's top editor's picks this month:
‘A toxic work culture and managerial bullying’ were at the heart of Yeovil’s maternity services closure, said Adam Dance MP in a Commons debate. A quarter of the hospital’s patients are from North Dorset.
We know small abattoirs aren't exciting. But they're SO important. Don't skip past the pig, pleasethankyou.
Remember the unholy row over the Okeford Fitzpaine pews which made the national news? We've been back to see how it turned out.
Stephen Toop's wife had to perform CPR in their kitchen floor to keep him alive - since then he's taken a step back from a stressful job and chosen the company of a million bees.
Composer Richard Nye described running up the spiral staircase of St Michaels in Mere at 115 beats per minute. His knees now hate him, but Mere's new anthem is a joy.
We've bodybuilder beetles, the 18th century ladies who rescued our bawdy Bard, and the Dorset Insider says Dorset Council needs to get out more.
It's all going on ...
