Francis Bacon’s favourite set of kitchen crockery that he used daily is to go under the hammer at auction – which will excite legions of collectors. The eccentric but brilliant artist had the service at his home in Reece Mews, South Kensington, a small and unassuming former Victorian coach...
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...
B Sharp Vocal Collective Beer Quarry Caves Concert Exeter Cathedral There was barely a dry eye in the house as the young voices of the B Sharp Vocal Collective rang out and raised the rafters of Exeter Cathedral last week. The Beer Quarry Caves Concert was the culmination of...
Definitive best and worst lists are so impossibly selective, and rely on a reviewer seeing literally everything in order to be credible. This is not that. Instead, in order to celebrate the New Year, Hollywood Hegemony's Jack Brindelli presents the 3 best and worst films he saw but never reviewed last...
Broadwindsor Comrades Hall has been awarded a £6,000 grant to screen its own movies. Money from The Big Lottery’s Awards for All England fund has paid for a large screen, a ceiling-mounted projector and a Blu Ray DVD player, which have been installed in time for the showing of...
A shop front used by UKIP in Dorchester is being petitioned to 'make it less obtrusive' with the further accusation that it 'undermines the aesthetics and reputation of Dorchester'. Also described as 'gaudy' and 'unsighly' it is hoped that by petitioning William Dartmouth, MEP for the South West and...
On Friday night the sold out Corn Exchange in Dorchester was treated to two and half hours of Mark's wit, humour, observations and satirical analysis. His 'In Town' series now almost six years old has covered the length and breadth of the country including Portland and Bridport. From the...
Stephen K Amos doesn’t strike you as one of life’s awkward customers. But that’s exactly what he is aiming to be in his new touring show, Welcome To My World. Having had enough of being asked the same questions time and time again (such as ‘what does the K...
Askerswell residents are to shape their community through the development of a Neighbourhood Plan. A Neighbourhood Plan gives residents more control over their local area and makes sure new homes and businesses are built where and how local people want them. As there is no parish council Askerswell...
This is the perfect time of year for enjoying Dorset’s seaside. A new book just published, Lesser Known Lyme Regis, delves into a side of Lyme you might not know, with commentary from local people and six easy-to-follow guided walks with maps. It’s rather like having your own personal...
