50 of the Most Beautiful Places in the UK
50. Port Sunlight, the Wirral – England
Port Sunlight was originally built by the Lever brothers to house workers in the Lever’s Sunlight Soap factory (now Unilever) and is now a place to take in beautiful architecture, history, art, and nature. The...
Purbeck has had a successful stone industry for centuries and continues today with a number of active quarries. The Portland and Purbeck limestone of late Jurassic and early Cretaceous age (140-150 million years old) is exploited for example at Swanworth Quarry and Keates Quarry near Worth Matravers and Langton Matravers respectively. The stone...
National Fitness Day is celebrated on 23rd September and, as an advocate of getting active to improve mental health, local charity Dorset Mind is excited to announce a new partnership with New Body Fitness Gyms. Based in Bridport and Weymouth, the partners will work together to promote the benefits of fitness for improving mental health and creating a positive mindset. The gym hopes to raise mental health awareness and...
The newly formed archaeology group for West Dorset has adopted as a main aim the promotion of Dorset’s archaeological heritage to local people and visitors. Through research, survey and excavation their aim is to communicate their work through all media outlets and interact with local communities wherever they are...
Who was Thomas Cook?
Thomas Cook was a British businessman who is widely recognised as the founder of the travel agency Thomas Cook & Son. He was born on November 22, 1808, in Melbourne, Derbyshire, England, and died on July 18, 1892, in Leicester, England.
In the mid-19th century, Thomas Cook...
As part of its ‘Get Set To Go’ programme, Dorset Mind has partnered with Resurface to provide an affordable 12-week course of structured activity. It’s aimed at adults aged 30+, who want to improve their mental wellbeing.
The ethos behind Resurface is to utilise proven therapeutic benefits of surfing, yoga and cold-water immersion to offer a lifestyle activity programme for people looking to improve their mental health and quality of life.
Starting on the...
‘Get a bicycle, you will not regret it, if you live! ‘ wrote Mark Twain. His cynicism is understandable considering the not so comfortable ‘High Wheeler’ he would have been exposed to. Hey, Mark, the bike is always the right choice, isn’t it?
It’s green, healthy, easy, painless and a...
There are three ways to drive the Jaguar E-Pace. As a manual, an automatic or with paddle shifts. So much choice should ensure that the driver never gets bored.
The E-Pace is the F-Pace’s smaller brother. And as with young siblings, I speak from experience, they have to be watched...
Many police forces in the UK are known for exercising some leniency when it comes to speeding penalties. While exceeding the speed limit is technically an offense, drivers typically need to exceed the limit by about 10 percent plus 2mph or 3mph to trigger a speed camera. However, there...
Ballet flats, commonly known as ballerina flats, are far more than a mere trend in women's fashion—they're a cornerstone. Equal parts elegant and practical, these shoes offer a fusion of comfort and style that's unmatched by any other type of footwear. Often seen gracing the feet of celebrities, professionals,...
