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New poetry collection

Blandford St Mary author Gerald Killingworth has published his first collection of poems entitled Emptying Houses. Two of Gerald’s poems…

A tribe of walking men

by Katrine ffiske Sculptor Laurence Edwards is exhibiting for the first time large-scale bronze figurative sculptures and small-scale maquettes and…

Ghostly goings on behind the scenes

Wincanton will soon be hosting the premiere of Rehearsal, an original play performed by the Wink Wink Theatre Company. The…

Gothic folly was filled with expensive art

September 1822 saw 700 sightseers a day flocking to Fonthill Abbey, the Gothic folly created by reclusive slaveowner William…

Showcase for artists

Yeovil Art Space in the town’s Quedam shopping centre will feature new work from sculptor Chris Dunseath and artist…

Inside the wonderful world of elephants

Renowned elephant conservationist and wildlife television presenter Saba Douglas-Hamilton – known to millions for This Wild Life and Big…

Hard works pays at GCSE, says head

Students at Shaftesbury School achieved excellent GCSE results and BTEC grades this year. The number of students achieving five or…

School has lots of high achievers

Students at The Gryphon School in Sherborne have been celebrating an excellent set of GCSE results. Fourteen students gained…

Students’ ‘awesome achievements’

Students at King Arthur’s School in Wincanton have been celebrating success in their GCSE exams and vocational qualifications. This year’s…

Happy-go-lucky

Looking for something to cheer us up in the throes of what felt like continually depressing news about war,…