• Archaeologists are poised to pen a new narrative after the latest dig at Hinton St Mary’s famous Roman mosaic site is upturning everything that was believed about the 1960s mosaic. Roger Guttridge reports
• One Dorset village is creating a stir with wildlife charities after creating a successful haven for migrating birds on its new estate
• Maggie Ollerenshaw, the acclaimed British actress, takes on the Random 19 questions. Most famous for roles in Last of the Summer Wine and Open All Hours, Maggie lives in Stalbridge. Cheese and onion is her crisps flavour of choice, she’s a HUGE Man City fan, and she really doesn’t like golfers. Oh, and she has quite a thing for Idris Elba.
• Philip Coward is chairman of Hillbrush, sits on the Royal Warrant Holders Association executive committee and has been a Mere councillor for 46 years. He's this month's castaway in Dorset island discs
• Plus wildife, gardening, equestrian, farming, local history, books, art and a stunning Reader's Photography gallery, as always.
