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Tolpuddle Martyr George Loveless, left, and landowner James Frampton, right

OPINION: ‘The rich man in his castle, The poor man at his gate’…

“THE rich man in his castle, The poor man at his gate, He made them high or lowly, And…

A before and after of restored fingerposts in Dorset. Pictures: Dorset CPRE

Iconic Dorset fingerposts – which even appear in Only Fools and Horses – being restored

AN iconic image of Dorset – one which has even graced millions of TV screens in iconic comedy classic…

The roof of the iconic building is in need of repair Picture: Keep Military Museum

Dorchester’s Keep Military Museum expects to be closed throughout 2025

KEEP Military Museum in Dorchester on Bridport Road is likely to be closed throughout 2025 due to building works. The…

The ring was found in the Dorset countryside near Shillingstone. Picture: Hansons

The ‘one ring’ found in Dorset countryside set for auction: Here’s what it’s worth

WITH engraved figures and a skull etched into gold, it bears a striking resemblance to the ‘one ring’ from…

Talk will reveal how gladiators might have fought in Dorset…

A CHISELLED man, complete with weapons, faces off against a snarling wild beast as thousands of enraptured fans look…

Historian Tom Holland will be in Dorchester next month for the talk

Tom Holland to give talk on the fighting history of Rome during Dorchester visit

FAMED historian Tom Holland will be in Dorset next month to give a talk on the fighting past of…

Conservation work on windows at Sherborne Almshouse has been completed

Sherborne Almshouse work continues with £22,000 window conservation

A £22,000 plan to conserve Victorian windows at Sherborne Almshouse has been completed. The scheme has seen windows removed for…

The restored Formula Renault driven by seven-time world F1 champion, Lewis Hamilton, is on show at Haynes. Pictures: Haynes/Beto Issa/F1 GP São Paulo

Lewis Hamilton’s first single-seater racing car on show in Somerset

A RACING car that played a pivotal role in the burgeoning career of a teenage Lewis Hamilton has gone…

Emily Coombs pictured wearing her dress, which is still around today, left

How a lady and her dress tell a story of Somerset and Dorset in the 1800s

A LADY sits proudly, if somewhat shyly, in a chair, smiling for the camera. The picture, taken in the mid…

The team have to change all the clocks at Stourhead - and wind them weekly. Picture: National Trust/Steve Haywood

The clocks go back this weekend – spare a thought for Stourhead…

ON Sunday morning (October 27), most of us will be scrambling around, trying to work out how to change…