Arts & Entertainment

New Food & Drink Festival coming to Bath & West Showground in 2024

A NEW food festival is coming to Somerset next year. The Royal Bath & West Society has announced plans for…

Great granny begins artist in residence stint at Guggleton Farm Arts

GREAT-GRANDMOTHER Anne Harris has begun a fortnight as artist in residence at Guggleton Farm Arts at Stalbridge. She will be…

Update on whether the Great Dorset Steam Fair will return for 2024

ORGANISERS are ‘working tirelessly’ to find a way of bringing the Great Dorset Steam Fair (GDSF) back in 2024. The…

Date of Christmas in Wells market confirmed by Somerset Council

THE date of the 2023 Christmas market in Wells has been confirmed. The event – Christmas in Wells – will…

Go back in time through photos at Shaftesbury Library event

AN event in Shaftesbury will enable visitors to discover the way photography can transport us through history. Join the Shaftesbury…

More than 150 embroidered panels take viewer on coast path trip

EMROIDERY fans can take a trip along the South West Coast Path – without leaving an exhibition in Dorset. To…

Claims Dorset-born conductor ‘punched singer who walked off in wrong direction’

A DORSET-born, renowned classical music conductor has pulled out of a planned appearance at the BBC Proms after allegations…

Love story set in war-time Dorset coming to Dorchester stage

A STAGE play set in Dorset that tells the story of a couple caught up in war-time struggles will…

Funniest joke of Edinburgh Fringe 2023 revealed: Full top 10

THE funniest joke of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2023 has been revealed in a poll of comedy fans. Each year…

Could you tug a tractor for charity?

PEOPLE are being urged to get on the pull for charity. The Dorset Tractor Tug event is set to take…