Maiden Newton and Frome Vauchurch residents have the opportunity to shape their community through the development of a Neighbourhood Plan. West Dorset District Council has received a request from Maiden Newton Parish Council and Frome Vauchurch Parish Meeting for the approval of a Neighbourhood Area, which is the first...
Dorset Council has received an award from the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) in recognition of its re-use of the grade 1 listed building.
The former West Dorset District Council offices on Dorchester High Street have been converted into a museum for workers’ rights and social justice. The building...
Kate Adie is the guest speaker at the Old Hardyeans’ Annual Reunion Dinner in mid March, Britain’s best known female war correspondent, who now lives quietly in a Dorset village. The event will be held at the Sixth Form Centre at Thomas Hardye School on Saturday 19 March, beginning...
Hi, my name is Karen Bruce. I studied History of Art and Painting at DeMontford university, Leicester. After leaving college I lived for a number of years in London and Brighton. During this time I exhibited in a various venues including Alexander Palace. I was doing mainly landscapes at...
The Houses of Parliament’s year-long banner exhibition ‘The Beginning of that Freedome’ recently ended, and the organisations represented by artworks have officially been gifted their respective banners. An element of the 2015 anniversaries programme, the exhibition featured 18 large-scale banners, created by 9 artists. They represent 800 years of...
Gail Aldwin’s novel, The String Games, gains an award as finalist in the Best Cover Design Category of the 2019 International Book Awards. The catalyst for the story is the abduction and murder of a young boy but the focus of events remains on his elder sister as she...
Watched the Danny Dyer documentary on Harold Pinter last night. A surprisingly great watch that introduced me to a completely different perspective on Danny Dyer. Always loved and admired Harold Pinter and this personal reflection is the sort of television that should be much more common.
Lots stood out but...
Witty and engaging storyteller Jane Flood returns to the Story Cafe with a winter's evening of tales for us all: A flick of the wrist and a slip of the tongue. Meet a carefree gypsy, a dead bride and a woman silenced by a curse. There are tales of...
