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Vic Irvine and Chesney Hawkes are sat in the front seats of a car smiling at the camera. Mr Irvine sits to the left and has black hair flecked with greys and a grey beard. He wears a white polo top with black stripes and red detailing on the button strip and a blue tartan print bomber jacket over the top. Chesney Hawkes has his hand on Mr Irvine's shoulder, he has blonde short hair and wears a mustard yellow tartan print shirt.

Chesney Hawkes writing song for me 'kept me going'

The musician has written a song inspired by close friend and Cerne Abbas Brewery owner, Vic Irvine.

A two-storey white thatched cottage surrounded by trees. There are three windows on each floor.

Mummified cat found in cottage's thatched roof

Builders find the remains while they are carrying out work on the 18th Century property.

Snow falling with person running along a track with dog, trees line both sides.

In pictures: Winter wonderland scenes across the south

The first snow of winter has left picturesque glistening views across the south.

Sam and Samantha Edwards and their young son smiling for the camera. They are wearing navy blue t-shirts and dark jeans. Behind them, out of focus, are some sheep.

Meet the couple with 900 sheep but no farm

Sam and Samantha Edwards run a successful livestock business but do not have a farm tenancy.

Six people measuring an archaeology trench on a sunny day

Archaeologists to conclude medieval abbey dig

Excavation director Dr Hugh Willmott says the dig has produced some "really exciting results".

Aerial view of the Cerne Abbas Giant. The chalk hill figure depicts a naked man holding a club

Chalk giant's origins to be explored at conference

Dorset Museum will host the conference discussing the Saxon origins of the Cerne Abbas Giant.

Nine people with buckets and tools working on an archaeological trench

Archaeologists return to site of medieval abbey

It is hoped new trenches will reveal the scale of the church and the purpose of nearby buildings.

Cerne Abbas Giant

Has the mystery of the Cerne Giant been solved?

The origins of the Cerne Abbas Giant hill figure are unravelled by Oxford academics.

Abbots Porch ruins at Cerne Abbey

Archaeologists dig for medieval abbey

The site of Cerne Abbey in Dorset has not been excavated since it was destroyed in the Dissolution.