Minimum wage hike puts pressure on bottom line
by Barbara Cossins. From food shortages on our supermarket shelves to reading the Farmers Weekly report on the NFU conference,…
Heathers: Maintenance is the key
by Sally Gregson. Fifty years ago every garden boasted a fashionable heather and conifer bed. We gardeners were sold ‘dwarf’…
Helpful hints for sowing seeds
by Sally Gregson. Sowing seed collected from the garden is one of the most satisfying jobs in the horticultural calendar….
Pendant could sell for £10,000
Duke’s is holding an auction featuring close to 500 lots of silver, jewellery, watches and coins on Thursday, March…
Diamond cluster ring sells well
Clarke’s Auctions at Semley saw some sparkling results in its sale held last weekend. A stunning gold and diamond cluster…
Designer fashion names and more
ACREMAN St Auctioneers & Valuers, Sherborne, has a busy month ahead with a specialist Textiles, Fashion & Apparel auction…
Chinese bowl full of Eastern promise
A little Chinese jade censer, or bowl, discovered in a house clearance, is expected to sell for £1,000 in…
Sounds of lockdown in Sixpenny Session
MUSICIAN Steve Knightley, one half of folk supergroup Show of Hands, is bringing his one-man show ‘Unlock Me &…
Poetry and stories
ACCLAIMED stand-up poet and storyteller Jonny Fluffypunk is heading to The Gaggle of Geese in Buckland Newton with his…
Funny but thought-provoking theatre
How happily married are the happily married? Every couple needs a little fantasy to keep their marriage sparkling. But…
