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...
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...
Ten schoolboys- who are now pensioners- left Hardye’s School fifty years ago in 1965 and were reunited at the Class of ’58 reunion at the Colliton Club in Dorchester. Reunions have been held before Christmas for several years, but this year’s was particularly poignant as it was a half...
Offers of housing help for refugees are being registered by West Dorset District Council. The district council is thanking residents for offers of help, while also making it clear that it may not be required. At this point the Government has said it is not anticipating that it will...
Ambitions to bring further prosperity to Dorchester by developing a key town centre site remain strong at West Dorset District Council. The district council has been working hard to help bring forward plans to improve shopping in the town centre by developing the Charles Street site. News that the...
Statement from Councillor Anthony Alford, Leader of West Dorset District Council: All of us will have been moved by the distressing images of human suffering in the wake of the refugee crisis. We will have heard the announcement yesterday that the United Kingdom will welcome a large number of refugees...
Residents from the Upper Marshwood Vale area will have the opportunity to shape their community through the development of a Neighbourhood Plan.West Dorset District Council has received a request from Upper Marshwood Vale Group Parish Council for the approval of a Neighbourhood Area, which is the first formal stage...
A notorious banknote from the Seychelles in which the word ‘SEX’ was secretly hidden in the design has emerged for sale. The 50 Rupee note issued between 1968 and 1973 features Queen Elizabeth and within the palm trees by her head is the naughty message. Some believe the...
Bridport and surrounding area is captured beautifully 64 years ago. Narrated by Richard Dimbleby it is a wonderful opportunity for some nostalgia and history. Come With Me To Bridport
The Magic Oxygen Literary Prize is a truly unique writing competition. The inaugural contest took place last year and the organisers, Magic Oxygen Publishing, planted a tree for every entry and gave away £3,000 in prize money. They also started building an urgently needed classroom at Kundeni Primary School...
