Rare 15th-century statue to go on show in Shaftesbury thanks to £22k grant
A RARE 15th-century statue will be put on show in Shaftesbury later this year. Arts Council England has awarded Shaftesbury…
Special event in Dorchester to mark Holocaust Memorial Day
HOLOCAUST Memorial Day (HMD) will be marked with a special event in Dorchester next week (January 26). On January 27,…
Work begins on £250,000 restoration project at Mere church
WORK is underway on a major project to restore a landmark church tower. Last August, the Friends of St Michael’s…
Dorset History Centre to close for two weeks
THE Dorset history Centre is closing for two weeks while “essential” work is carried out. Dorset Council said the venue,…
Merry Christmas! But have you been singing carols all wrong?
IT’S Christmas Day – and we’ve all spent recent weeks belting out our favourite carols… But did you know, you…
See inside landmark Moore & Toop shop in Frome as redevelopment plans submitted
A LANDMARK Frome building – built as a corn merchant in 1920 with parts left largely unchanged ever since…
Have you spotted this hard-to-reach blue plaque in Blandford?
CAN you spot the blue plaque in the picture below? And can you read it? It is located on a…
Mutiny on the Bounty: Item made by John Adams’ descendant up at Dorset auction
AN item from Pitcairn Island – settled by mutineers from HMS Bounty and made by one of their descendants…
New leader Sam Astill to take on South West Heritage Trust
A NEW chief executive has been appointed to run heritage services in the south west. Sam Astill has been appointed…
“Keep your chin up and don’t fear for me”: Heartbreaking letters of WWII gunner revealed
A COLLECTION of heartbreaking letters written by a young tank gunner as he fought in the Second World War…
