6+ hour, 49+ min ago   (209+ words) Daisy the rescue dog didn't win any prizes, but they certainly captured then-Taunton Deane MP Rebecca Pow's heart back in 2016. Ms Pow paired with Dogs Trust five-year-old Shih Tzu to compete against other politicians for the title of Westminster Dog…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (703+ words) Dog whisperer Angela Curtis has helped turn around the lives of numerous animals most people would have given up on, writes Phil Hill. She takes in strays and unwanted dogs at a not-for-profit rescue home where she lives, near Wellington....

3+ week, 2+ hour ago   (380+ words) Greg James hopes life will be “calmer and less intense” following the death of his beloved dog Barney and his father’s stroke and heart surgeries this year. The BBC Radio 1 host, 40, and his wife Bella Mackie, 43, went on a “grief…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (375+ words) I consider myself very lucky to be involved with both St Giles and our community radio station, Apple FM, writes Jacqui Budd. I was delighted to be able to combine these by interviewing Angela Curtis, who runs Rottie Friends Rescue…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (421+ words) "I don’t pay my water bill to ration water" is a common response to the announcement that hosepipe bans are coming into force during a period of sustained drought, writes Dixie Darch. Given the negative coverage around the management and…...