Dorset Museum & Art Gallery is lending reproductions of items from its PJ Harvey collection for a display at Dorchester Library. The original items were presented to the museum by the Dorset-born singer-songwriter, musician and poet in 2022. The facsimiles
Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes, actress Alison Steadman, Wild Swans author Jung Chang and former Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will headline this year’s Dorchester Literary Festival, from October 17-24. The festival will bring together award-winning novelists, historians, broadcasters, politicians, explorers and
Anyone who remembers the old Eldridge Pope brewery site knows how far Brewery Square has come. What was once a derelict station with boarded-up eyesores is now a cluster of Grade II listed buildings, restored with real care. The old
Residents have been warned time is running out for comments and objections to the controversial ‘Norchester’ development. The North Dorchester Consortium, a partnership between Grainger Plc and Wyatt Homes, wants to build up to 3,750 homes to create the North
Did you know Dorchester was ahead of its time in social housing? It seems unlikely, doesn’t it? Yet the largely affluent county town was one of the first places to provide almshouses for people who couldn’t afford market rents. In
An accessible gaming café for adults with physical and learning disabilities has launched in Dorchester – turning a long-held dream into a reality for its creator. Louis Gale, 34, who has cerebral palsy, has wanted to open the café for
Here in West Dorset, people have been bringing their treasures to Duke’s of Dorchester for more than two centuries – and in that time the auction house has seen some staggering finds go for some truly eye-watering prices. For many
Pop-up Pride Dorchester is back for its second year with a fabulous and packed programme. The initiative, led by Dorchester Town Council, brings together events happening throughout Pride month in June, hosted by a range of local businesses and organisations.
A Dorchester NHS worker has helped deliver life-saving treatment to 175 animals in a remote region of Sri Lanka. Zara G-King, 37, an operating department practitioner at Dorset County Hospital, played a key role in organising a three-day spay and
Newly-crowned Formula One champion Lando Norris discovered his passion and talent for driving at Clay Pigeon Raceway near Dorchester. Incredibly, he is not even the first F1 World Champion to have cut his teeth at the Dorset track – Jenson