When laughter is contagious in pandemic
Dorset lovers and locals may be able to spot familiar places in a new comedy novel by Sturminster Newton…
Writer’s fifth novel completes literary circle
Dorset author Brent Shore has published his fifth novel, Inappropriate Behaviour. The part psychological drama, part ghost story, is…
Following in the tracks of author’s bicycle ride to Somerset
Somerset Art Works has joined forces with Black Swan Arts in Frome, Somerset for a unique SAW members’ exhibition…
Cool to be kind in a remarkable year
Inspired by Shakespeare’s ‘and so shines a good deed in a weary world’, Somerset author Anna James has produced…
The Gallery to reopen on April 12 with a special exhibition
The Gallery at Shaftesbury Arts Centre reopens on Monday, April 12 with a solo exhibition by popular local artist…
£10m funding boost in bid to expand Octagon Theatre
A project to turn the Octagon Theatre in Yeovil into a popular cultural polestar is £10million closer to reaching…
Strained relationships in pandemic: Now it’s time to heal
We are all in relationships – spouse, children, siblings, relatives, friends, neighbours, community and all who cross our paths….
A walk around… Hermitage
With retired Dorset rights of way officer Chris Slade WARNING: If you intend to do this walk when it’s been…
Declutter your house and your habits
Clutter creeps into our lives. We have piles of ‘stuff-to-sort-out’, piles of outgrown children’s clothes, undone tasks popping into…
Sage advice for menopausal and foggy-headed symptoms
I have just read that if you put six leaves of sage into the juice of a lemon, soak…
