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A thread: part 1
So, in this period of deep reflection, I thought I'd take you on a journey behind the scenes at Dorset Life Towers back to 2010. I'd not long been at the magazine and we had a story about an ecclesiastical spat known as the 'Mustard and Cress Libel'...

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2. We were struggling for illustrative material, other than a picture of the presiding judge in the case, which was about when one clergyman Rev. William James Vernon wrote 'Whitehead is a Scamp' – in mustard and cress plants along the bank leading up to his church

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3. Rev George Whitehead sued for defamation, and won. I decided that I would try to reproduce the libellous phrase on my back lawn, in Mustard and Cress. I got a bit carried away and had exhausted my supply of seeds after just writing the word 'White'...

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4. I left the house shortly afterwards, so if your lawn often shows the word 'White' in darker green, I'm sorry. Meanwhile, in the office, we tried to grow a smaller version of the libel on blotting paper. That too failed, although we did manage to satin the carpet...

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5. So I ended up driving to Sydling St Nicholas, ironically a watercress growing centre, to shoot pictures of where it all happened. Here's how the piece was illustrated... and not a cress or mustard plant in sight. For more Dorset stories, visit https://t.co/79uU7g7bpm

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@HerFaithness @Lordteazyweazy Thanks for the kindness, but please do avail yourselves of the free back issues and do please make a mental note to support the businesses whose adverts appear in those back issues. We wouldn’t have been around for 50 years without their support. See you on the other side:-)

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A message from the publisher of Dorset Life. Publication suspended after April 2020 issue. All back issues from June 2012 now available free via https://t.co/79uU7g7bpm

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UK Parliament: Create an emergency fund to support freelancers with Coronavirus income loss https://t.co/AaaveXGU9m via @UKChange

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It’s #TBThursday and after a chance conversation with @Lordteazyweazy
we present a look back to her first @DorsetLifeMag feature in Nov 2012

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The March 2020 issue of Dorset Life is out now! Buy it online at https://t.co/79uU7g7bpm or in print at any good newsagent or supermarket in and around Dorset.

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Take a trip back to March 2013, courtesy of our online archive at https://t.co/m0RdnnsJEj and see all this lovey stuff (and a feature on @KKarabits of @BSOrchestra thrown in for fun). Any issue, from 2012-today, is just £2.49 to read on PC, Mac, tablet & smartphone.

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🎉🎉 Entries are now open for the Dorset Art Prize 🎉🎉

FREE to enter, the Dorset Art Prize is the perfect opportunity to showcase your artwork to a wider audience.

For more information about the Dorset Art Prize, check out our website 👉 https://t.co/eAgYXpW1tV #BPCYourFuture

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Want to read Dorset Life on your PC or Mac? Your dream has just come true (https://t.co/jE3sK1917w)

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We have set a booking deadline date of 31st March. You can still book after that date, but we may not be able to guarantee you an important conference goody bag. Don't be disappointed! @Mammal_Society @WildlifeTrusts

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📣 JOB OPP 📣 We're looking for a Creative Support Worker! Come and work with our youth company Extraordinary Bodies Young Artists who train weekly at @lighthousepoole. Apply until Wednesday 9:00am #Dorset #Theatre #Circus #SupportWork #Carer @bbcdorset @healthydorset @bcpcouncil

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An announcement form Dorset Life – The Dorset Magazine

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It’s a penny under £9, but remember, change comes from within.

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If you are looking for an intelligent read, have a look out for @LaurenceAnholt‘s excellent “Art of Death” with the Lyme Regis-based Mindful Detective. It’s out in @LittleBrownUK paperback today. Beautifully plotted, brilliantly written and with a slew of Buddhist gags thrown in.

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The new issue of Dorset Life is out now! See video for details.

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Feeling like you want to work off some of the Christmas turkey? Try The Dorset Walk, recommended here by the nice people at @DorsetLifeMag - 3hours & 8 miles of Dorset countryside to enjoy. https://t.co/1w4C8lTrC0 #countrywalks #newyearresolution #tarrantvalley #turkeyoffset