History

Second-generation Holocaust survivor to showcase artwork on memorial day

DORSET will come together later this month to mark Holocaust Memorial Day with a public event in Dorchester dedicated…

The triptych has sold at auction for £5.7m

Sherborne artwork sells for staggering £5.7 MILLION at auction

A TRIPTYCH formerly housed at the Sherborne Almshouse has sold at auction – for £5.7 MILLION. The artwork, believed to…

The triptych has been valued at between £2.5m and £3.5m

£3.5 million Sherborne Almshouse triptych set for auction to house those in need

A WORK of art dating back hundreds of years – and valued at a staggering £2.5 million to…

Plaque to commemorate woman killed by bomb in Wincanton in Second World War

A WOMAN who was killed when a bomb dropped on the bank she was working at…

The book is launching in November Picture: Gillingham Museum

New book chronicles the lives and legacy of one of Gillingham’s most prominent families

AN UPCOMING book will lift the lid of the lives and legacy of one of Gillingham’s…

Visitors during a tour at the dig site, in Iwerne Minster. Picture: Context One

1,000-year-old history of Dorset village revealed after graves find

A LOST part of Iwerne Minster’s history has been resurfaced more than 1,000 years later. Archaeologists have been hard at…

Stonehenge bluestones were moved from Wales by humans NOT glaciers, new research claims

BOULDERS at Stonehenge are believed to have been taken to the site by humans and not by glaciers as…

The War Memorial Picture: Ian Suter

Dorset’s ‘Bravest Village’, Shillingstone, to mark VJ80 Day

A DORSET village that was awarded the title of ‘Bravest Village’ due to the high number of young men…

The coach being craned into position Picture: North Dorset Railway

Rare Victorian coach brought to its new home at Shillingstone Station

A VICTORIA railway coach that was thought to have been withdrawn from service in 1930 is the latest exhibit…

NDR hopes to welcome passengers next year Picture: NDR

Major milestone reached in Shillingstone Station project

VOLUNTEERS have reached a major milestone in their work to rebuild a section of railway in Dorset that was…