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 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…
Where you can get your special Poppy Appeal pint glass in aid of the RBL
MANY of us – in our unruly teenage years perhaps – may have taken a pint glass we liked…
Piece of Thomas Hardy history back in Dorset after two decades across the Atlantic
A PIECE of Dorset’s literary heritage has returned to the county after it went up for sale in the…
Listed Warminster building demolished after long-running legal battle
AN ‘unsafe’ listed building in Warminster town centre has been demolished. The move came after legal action was taken against…
Take a step back into Dorset’s past at free exhibition this weekend
CHILDREN are playing happily – two hold a skipping rope, others grapple, as youngsters do. It is a scene from…
Roma flag to fly over Dorset to commemorate ‘forgotten Holocaust’
THE Roma flag will be flown over Dorset to commemorate the ‘forgotten Holocaust’. Dorset Council will fly the flag at…
Train station QR codes take Vale passengers back in time
PEOPLE of a certain age, while standing on a station platform waiting for a train, may well cast their…
Uncover 4,000 years of history at Badbury Rings
UNCOVER 4,000 years of history at Badbury Rings at a weekend of guided walks, hands on activities and art…
Wincanton marks the 80th anniversary of the crash of Old Faithful
THE 80th anniversary of the crash of the famous Old Faithful American Flying Fortress bomber – which exploded over…
