A fascinating ruined estate in Cattistock has been the subject of numerous YouTube ‘explorer’ videos. Thousands of people have viewed footage of Cattistock Lodge – a once grand estate which had numerous buildings and fine gardens, set on the edge of the village. Now boarded up, it still attracts huge interest from viewers from around […]
Once a feature of every high street and serving as a village hub, the traditional red phone boxes are loved up and down the country – in 2015 they were even voted as being the ‘best of British design’. But from the 10,000 still standing, maybe half are operational, and hundreds are crying out for […]
Dorchester photographer Steve Pallant captured these images when Prince Charles came to open the new playground at Poundbury. The prince was flanked by Conservative MPs Michael Gove, Jacob Rees Mogg and West Dorset’s Chris Loder.
The work of Bridport-based impressionist Hugo Grenville has been exhibited alongside pieces by Cezanne, Degas and Renoir in New York. The Impressionism: A World View exhibition taking place at Nassau County Museum of Art this month has brought together major works by the French impressionist masters with pieces by contemporary artists. Hugo Grenville, regarded by […]
Nonagenerian artist and Poundbury resident Monica Perry cut the ribbon and officially opened the It’s Up To Us exhibition in the newly refurbished Jubilee Hall on Saturday. Hundreds of visitors attended the event, with Pounbury WI ladies handing out glasses of fizz! Special guests were a Ukranian family, who only arrived from Poland last week, […]
Parents left shattered by the death of their son are raising money for two vital charities which have helped them battle through their grief. Yvette Bowler, 63, and husband Paul, 61, lost their son Keith Parvin to suicide in 2018. He was 35. The music festival fan had struggled with his mental health for many […]
Quilters from Eype have spent two years working on a stunning quilt memory of their much-loved founder member Diana Davis, who died of Motor Neurone Disease. The Schoolroom Quilters are raising money for the West Dorset branch of the MND Association with a raffle of the king-size quilt at their Quilt Show in St Peter’s […]
Sherborne Town Ladies U13s 3 Merley Sports Cobham 2 Sherborne Town Ladies U13s completed a brilliant treble, winning the league cup against a good Merley side, having already been crowned league champions and securing victory in the County Cup. Justin Walbrin’s team, on an incredible 25-game unbeaten streak, won the Dorset Youth League Division 1 […]
It was the year that saw the coronation of Edward VII, the second Boer War ended, Land of Hope and Glory received its London premiere and Marmite was first produced. And in Dorchester, Harold and Florence Gould opened a store stocked with general and fancy drapery. The year in question was 1902 and on April […]
Campaigners say there is still time to rethink controversial plans to build 760 new homes at Vearse Farm near Bridport. Former town mayor David Tett, speaking on behalf of pressure group Advearse, says the planning application for the proposed ‘Foundry Lea’ development has been rushed and will not meet the housing needs of local people. […]