Since social media platforms are using the same techniques as gambling firms to create psychological dependencies, it is a lucrative opportunity for the pharmaceutical industry to develop a drug that would break the cycle of addiction. Just think of it: a drug that would counteract habit-forming modes of behaviour...
I actually, genuinely, seriously find hard-right Zionists less disgusting than middle-class Brit liberals. At least the former are brutally honest in their partisanship. They are happy, proud even, to own their anti-human politics. The latter, however, are truly sickening in their mealy-mouthed, hand-wringing apologia for murder, occupation and subjugation;...
Shire Hall Historic Courthouse Museum in Dorchester, had its grand opening on the 1st May 2018. We were thrilled to welcome our first visitors, who explored the museum discovering the history of the beautiful court building and the stories of the people whose lives were connected to it. As well...
FOUR whole pages devoted to death of Tessa Jowell in Monday's Guardian and not even ONE word about her Iraqi war crimes.
The death of any family member is a painful occasion and the lingering pain of a death from cancer is especially traumatic.
But that trauma pales into insignificance to...
Brewery Square, Dorchester, will be showing Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s royal wedding on the big screen this weekend from 11am.
As a part of the celebrations on Saturday, May 19, visitors can enjoy fresh cream teas and cupcakes provided by Curiositea and Curious Cupcakes. Morrish and Banham Wine Merchant,...
I have lived with the violence of depression all my life. At 67 I can state categorically that my depression has always been about my occluded self, hidden or buried many many years ago, as far back as my childhood.
What was depression but my hidden self screaming to get...
Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) is delighted to announce that the first of 7 barn owl eggs has hatched on its webcam, which is sponsored by Dorset Tea. The chick hatched in the early hours of Sunday morning (13th May).
The barn owls, which live in a specially designed box on...
Nigerian-born Tayo Aluko will be giving a talk at Shire Hall Historic Courthouse Museum about singer and activist Paul Robeson, ahead of his Robeson-inspired play, ‘Call Mr Robeson’ at Dorchester Arts Centre.
Tayo Aluko will be giving the talk as part of Shire Hall museum’s upcoming ‘Journey to Justice’ exhibition which starts in...
According to Nursing Notes patients will be allowed to see and be assessed by a GP but they won’t be handed a prescription and instead signposted to where to buy medicated products.
People who receive free prescriptions, such as those on a low-income or pregnant, will not automatically be exempt from...
Bernice and I married at 20 and 22 in 1974. As mid to late Baby Boomers we worked after graduating while renting a flat on the outskirts of a large housing 'project' in outer Leeds.
I paid the rent and all the bills and she saved the entirety of her bring...
