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Friday, January 23, 2026
Noor Inayat Khan occupies a unique and powerful place in British wartime history. As a Muslim woman serving as a secret agent for Britain...
The statue of Sylvia Townsend Warner is being installed at 13.00 on Sunday lunchtime (14/12/25) in South Street. But who is Sylvia Townsend Warner? Sylvia...
Sophie Kinsella, the beloved author whose Shopaholic novels became a global publishing phenomenon, has died aged 55. Her family announced that she passed away...
Dorset’s largely rural landscape, dotted with small and close-knit communities, presents unique challenges for criminal investigations. Sparse populations often mean fewer witnesses, slower response...
Remember when Ken Livingstone kept his calm in the face of these ignorant idiots playing politics and mutilating historical facts? More about the repulisive John...

Dorchester’s Dirty Secrets

A hidden history of grime, crime, scandal and survival in Dorset’s county town Dorchester looks terribly respectable at first glance, the sort of town that...
A new book about the Bridport branch railway was launched at Bridport Museum this week. "Railway Memories: All Aboard The Bridport Line" is the outcome...
“All any of us were asking of Mark was to stand on that stage for an hour; he didn’t have to do the soundcheck...
The Residents Few bands can be described as “marmite” as much as The Residents. Spanning a career of over fifty years and countless recordings, they...
The only thing worse than politicians trying to be “down with the kids” (other than the phrase “down with the kids”) is right-wing Tories...