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Featured Artists 2020

Featured Artists 2020

By Mark Lewis

January 2020
Granny Annexes

Granny Annexes

By Sally Reid

January 2020
Local Good Pub Guide Awards 2020

Local Good Pub Guide Awards 2020

By Sally Reid

January 2020
12 Walks of Christmas - Day 12 - The Dorset Gap

12 Walks of Christmas - Day 12 - The Dorset Gap

By Meredith Holmes

January 2020
12 Walks of Christmas - Day 11 - Eype Down

12 Walks of Christmas - Day 11 - Eype Down

By Annabel Douglas

January 2020
12 Walks of Christmas - Day 10 - Yeovil

12 Walks of Christmas - Day 10 - Yeovil

By Trudi Gumbrell

January 2020
12 Walks of Christmas - Day 9 - Stourhead

12 Walks of Christmas - Day 9 - Stourhead

By Chris Drake

January 2020
12 Walks of Christmas - Day 8 - Sherborne

12 Walks of Christmas - Day 8 - Sherborne

By Mark Lewis

January 2020
Party rooms to sleigh your guests this New Years Eve

Party rooms to sleigh your guests this New Years Eve

By Jessica Weymouth

December 2019
12 Walks of Christmas - Day 7 - Silton

12 Walks of Christmas - Day 7 - Silton

By Lucy Carnell

December 2019
12 Walks of Christmas - Day 6 - Lewesdon Hill

12 Walks of Christmas - Day 6 - Lewesdon Hill

By Caroline Childs-Chaffey

December 2019
12 Walks of Christmas - Day 5 - Cranborne Chase

12 Walks of Christmas - Day 5 - Cranborne Chase

By Philip Pollard

December 2019
12 Walks of Christmas - Day 4 - Badbury Rings

12 Walks of Christmas - Day 4 - Badbury Rings

By Andrew Monro (A-J)

December 2019
12 Walks of Christmas - Day 3 - Buckland Newton

12 Walks of Christmas - Day 3 - Buckland Newton

By Lucy Nolan

December 2019
12 Walks of Christmas - Day 2 - Beer to Branscombe

12 Walks of Christmas - Day 2 - Beer to Branscombe

By Ross Willmington

December 2019
12 Walks of Christmas - Day 1 - Chilfrome

12 Walks of Christmas - Day 1 - Chilfrome

By Sally Reid

December 2019
These Fireplaces are snow joke!

These Fireplaces are snow joke!

By Jessica Weymouth

December 2019
Cook up a storm in these stunning Kitchens!

Cook up a storm in these stunning Kitchens!

By Jessica Weymouth

December 2019
Better By Design

Better By Design

By Chris Drake

November 2019
Abstract in Australia

Abstract in Australia

By Jane Moir

November 2019
Celebrating Spectacular Kitchens

Celebrating Spectacular Kitchens

By Jessica Weymouth

October 2019
Success for S&S at the Beaminster Horticultural Society Show

Success for S&S at the Beaminster Horticultural Society Show

By Caroline Childs-Chaffey

September 2019
Retirement and Other Things – The Life and Times of David Meaden

Retirement and Other Things – The Life and Times of David Meaden

By David Meaden

May 2019
The West Country Grand National Raiders

The West Country Grand National Raiders

By Sally Reid

April 2019
New Team, Familiar Faces

New Team, Familiar Faces

By Jessica Weymouth

January 2019
2019 Charity Fundraising Plans

2019 Charity Fundraising Plans

By Peter Grout-Smith

January 2019
Symonds & Sampson A-team run the Yeovil Half Marathon!

Symonds & Sampson A-team run the Yeovil Half Marathon!

By Jessica Weymouth

January 2019
Winter Property Check List

Winter Property Check List

By Emma Newman

November 2018
Raising money for the troops in the First World War

Raising money for the troops in the First World War

By Giles Wreford-Brown

October 2018
Lights. Camera. Dorset!

Lights. Camera. Dorset!

By Marianne Symonds

October 2018
Striking Gold in the Attic

Striking Gold in the Attic

By Mark Lewis

September 2018
You’ve Been Framed!

You’ve Been Framed!

By Immy Robinson

August 2018
Before & After - A Completed Barn Conversion

Before & After - A Completed Barn Conversion

By James Shapland

August 2018
Symonds & Sampson sell part of the Monarch’s Way

Symonds & Sampson sell part of the Monarch’s Way

By Lester Williams

August 2018
Very Superstitious

Very Superstitious

By Mark Lewis

August 2018
Mamma Mia! The Barbeque makes way for the pizza oven!

Mamma Mia! The Barbeque makes way for the pizza oven!

By Immy Robinson

August 2018
The pageant gardens at Sherborne

The pageant gardens at Sherborne

By Rowan Duffy

July 2018
The house that talked

The house that talked

By Mark Lewis

July 2018
All That Glitters...

All That Glitters...

By Tim Bennett

July 2018
We’re All Going On A Summer Holiday

We’re All Going On A Summer Holiday

By Meredith Holmes

June 2018
Homes For Horse Lovers

Homes For Horse Lovers

By Ross Willmington

June 2018
Kicking Off In Dorset

Kicking Off In Dorset

By David West

June 2018
Surrealist Swanage : Paul Nash

Surrealist Swanage : Paul Nash

June 2018
An Evening In... Wimborne

An Evening In... Wimborne

By Neal Wilson

May 2018
The Chelsea Flower Show

The Chelsea Flower Show

By Richard Taylor

May 2018
Dorset Arts Week

Dorset Arts Week

By Lucy Nolan

May 2018
On Chesil Beach

On Chesil Beach

By Daniel Magee

May 2018
Following The Trafalgar Way

Following The Trafalgar Way

By Rickey Stoodley

May 2018
Holy Cow! Is this the best pop-up restaurant in Dorset?  

Holy Cow! Is this the best pop-up restaurant in Dorset?  

By Immy Robinson

April 2018
Down With The Kids

Down With The Kids

By Immy Robinson

April 2018
The Best Second-Hand Furniture Shops in Dorset

The Best Second-Hand Furniture Shops in Dorset

By Immy Robinson

April 2018
Spring Your Way To Success

Spring Your Way To Success

By Naomi Garner

March 2018
Grab a coffee in the 'old' office

Grab a coffee in the 'old' office

By Mark Lewis

March 2018
Village life at it's best

Village life at it's best

By Anabel Merriman

March 2018
Snowed In!

Snowed In!

March 2018
Symonds & Sampson at War

Symonds & Sampson at War

By Adam Taylor

March 2018
When Blandford had a livestock market

When Blandford had a livestock market

By Chloe Hooper

February 2018
Happy Birthday Barnes

Happy Birthday Barnes

By Adam Taylor

February 2018
An Extraordinary Man In An Ordinary Village

An Extraordinary Man In An Ordinary Village

By Stuart Philipps

February 2018
The Butchers, The Baker...

The Butchers, The Baker...

By Andy Wakinshaw

January 2018
Elisabeth Frink & Sturminster Newton – An Unlikely Pairing

Elisabeth Frink & Sturminster Newton – An Unlikely Pairing

By Giles Wreford-Brown

January 2018
First Impressions – A light hearted look at perfect presentation for successful selling

First Impressions – A light hearted look at perfect presentation for successful selling

By Jane Moir

January 2018
A Focus On... Ilminster

A Focus On... Ilminster

By Melissa Runcieman

December 2017
A house doesn’t make a home…

A house doesn’t make a home…

By Jane Moir

November 2017
First Time Buying – The Good, the Bad & the Ugly

First Time Buying – The Good, the Bad & the Ugly

By Immy Robinson

November 2017
Do I need planning permission?

Do I need planning permission?

By Immy Robinson

November 2017
A Focus on… Poundbury.

A Focus on… Poundbury.

By Immy Robinson

September 2017

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