Mechanic’s paintings help good causes
by Nicci Brown. PAINTINGS by the late Michael Wells of Tarrant Rushton went on show in an exhibition at Tarrant...
Rhyming tales of a farmer’s wife
CASTLE Cary farmer’s wife Margaret Adams has entertained women’s institutes, gardening clubs, farming groups and the like around the South-West...
Journey into French music
FIFI La Mer and Oliver Wilby promise an exciting and uplifting insight into 100 years of French Music when they...
Love letter to sobriety – down at the village pub
STORYTELLING and song come together when Callum Patrick Hughes heads to The Gaggle of Geese in Buckland Newton this weekend....
Treasure trove of Dorset music
DORSET music group The Ridgeway Singers & Band, led by Phil Humphries and Tim Laycock, have collaborated with the Dorset...
Glastonbury Festival: First 55 acts revealed including Guns N’ Roses and Arctic Monkeys
THE first 55 names appearing at the 2023 Glastonbury Festival have been revealed. Arctic Monkeys, Guns N' Roses and Elton...
Danger of Aussie and Kiwi trade deals
SOME reflections on rural crime: first, in a spirit of genuine enquiry, a friend recently asked a local hunt what...
A30 at Kitt Hill could be sorted soon
For a year now, the issues surrounding the A30 at Kitt Hill have been the bane of the lives of...
‘Fighting spirit of Ukrainian troops on Salisbury Plain is remarkable’
Roads minister Richard Holden has written to me about his department’s north-south strategic study which is likely to report soon....
‘Dropping litter isn’t just a nuisance, it is environmental vandalism…’
Many people forget that Margaret Thatcher was a keen environmentalist. She was the first political leader to deliver a thought...
