Arts & Entertainment

Ben has played with some top acts over the years Picture: Ben Waters

Boogie-woogie legend to hold concert to raise funds for village hall

A TALENTED Dorset-based boogie-woogie pianist is holding a special concert to help raise funds to support…

Andrew Morton will be in Sherborne to discuss his new book, Winston and the Windsors

Diana biographer Andrew Morton set for Sherborne talk

ANDREW Morton – who became a staple of newspaper front pages in the early 1990s after writing a controversial…

The festival takes place on October 3 to 4 Picture: BIFF

Christopher Eccleston announced as patron for Bournemouth International Film Festival

Christopher Eccleston announced as patron for Bournemouth International Film Festival ACCLAIMED former Doctor Who actor…

Families may even be able to spot Father Christmas along the route Picture: Phil Wilkinson

Tickets on sale now for spectacular Christmas at Stourhead

STOURHEAD will once again be turned into a dazzling winter wonderland as an enchanting Christmas lights…

Poetry

Tears in the Fence poetry festival returns to Stourpaine

50 POETS from across the UK and beyond will descend on the Stourpaine Village…

Wessex Bloodhouds at the show, whose bloodhounds hunt the natural scent of human runners Picture: AAF YouTube

Concerns over trail hunting ‘misinformation’ spread at Gillingham & Shaftesbury show

AN ANTI-fox hunting group has raised concerns that misleading information surrounding trail hunting was spread at…

Emma Hawes and Gareth Haw Picture: Alice Pennefather

Pictures: Ballet Under the Stars wows audiences with magical performances

A MAGICAL weekend of exceptional dance and live music took place at Hatch House last month. The 16th annual Ballet…

Picture: Len Copland

Award-winning dance company presents BUSK in Yeovil

AN “unforgettable story told through dance” is coming to Yeovil’s Westlands Entertainment Venue this month. The award-winning Project Dance Company…

Dan is setting off this Saturday (July 26) Picture: Dan Baker

Blandford man inspired by loss to walk to Liverpool for Motor Neurone Disease charity

A BLANDFORD man is embarking on a colossal charity walking trip later this week. Musician Dan Baker…

Gillingham & Shaftesbury Show bows to backlash and drops convicted hunt groups from parade

A DORSET agricultural show has baulked under pressure and will now no longer allow two hunt…