The Sherborne Podcast

The Rector of Sherborne the Revd Canon Eric Woods guides TSP around the treasures of Sherborne Abbey. Around 70-thousand people a year come to the town to visit the Abbey but it is much more than a tourist attraction.

Take a break from the noise of the general election campaign and spend some time in the peacefulness of Sherborne Abbey. The Revd Canon Eric Woods has been Rector of Sherborne for more than 25 years. He talks to The Sherborne Podcast in our next episode coming soon.

The general election campaign is underway. Listen to the first two special episodes of The Sherborne Podcast talking to two of the candidates asking for your vote on December 12th.

The Liberal Democrats are aiming to cause an upset at the general election in West Dorset. Edward Morello, who lives in the constituency in Bridport, is hoping voters who want to cancel Brexit will overturn a big Conservative majority won by former MP Sir Oliver Letwin who has stepped down.

As the campaign for the general election officially gets underway, Conservative candidate Chris Loder talks to TSP about his bid to succeed Sir Oliver Letwin as MP for West Dorset. Mr Loder, who was born and raised in Sherborne, says his priority is to ensure Brexit is done.

Work is underway to clear the site of Sherborne's new world-class arts gallery. TSP meets the director of the Paddock Project, Emma Morris.

Pack Monday Fair has been held in the Dorset town of Sherborne every October for at least 300 years. But in the age of internet shopping does tradition guarantee a future?