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Wednesday, November 27, 2024
A Labour MP who was the target of a far-right murder plot has criticised a "stupid, stupid, stupid" ITV series dramatising the story. Speaking in the House of Commons, Rosie Cooper accused the broadcaster of using her as a "marketing tool" over The Walk-In, starring Stephen Graham. The drama focuses on informant...
Gallery by the Lakes, at Sculpture by the Lakes in Dorset, has announced its final event for 2022 – an exhibition and series of workshops celebrating the ingenuity, creativity, and diversity of contemporary printmaking. Look Up! A Journey Through Print Land, which opens on November 5, will showcase pieces from the Citizens...
Tony Parsons the man who went from credibility to Toryland. The weekly music magazine New Musical Express (NME) advertised for new writers in the summer of 1976, Parsons submitted a novel to the editor, Nick Logan, and was rewarded with a staff writer job. For the next three years he wrote about new...
Dorset Council’s Memorial Corner project to the front of County Hall in Dorchester is now complete. The Memorial Corner, which includes the existing War Memorial area, has been completely renovated and extended to include nine new panels in memory of front-line workers who lost their lives during the COVID-19 pandemic. The...
Double Booker Prize winner Dame Hilary Mantel, author of the epic Wolf Hall trilogy, has died aged 70. In a statement, her publisher 4th Estate books said: "We are heartbroken at the death of our beloved author, Dame Hilary Mantel, and our thoughts are with her friends and family, especially...
Trust in the media in the UK stands at desperately low levels. The Reuters Institute’s Digital News Report 2022 found that only 34% of the public trust the media, and that only 20% believe the media to be free from political influence. The position is much worse for the press....
You're angry that 'your' queen is dead And you know that I don't care You're angry that I don't recognise Her 'rightful Son and Heir' You're angry that I don't show 'respect' To something I don't believe You're angry that I have the freedom To choose when I should grieve You're angry, that unlike you, I wasn't put...
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Dorset police We are deeply saddened to hear of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth on Thursday 8 September 2022 at Balmoral in Scotland.  On hearing of Her Majesty’s passing, Chief Constable Scott Chilton said: “It is with great sadness that we learnt of the death of Her Majesty Queen...
Remember this clip by the comedy geniuses that were Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy? In particular the confidence of Stan when he accidentally picks up the boxing glove loaded with lead. Now watch this chicken when he is found by the dog. Uncanny! Join us in helping to bring reality and...