Plans revealed for statue of LGBTQ+ trailblazer, Sylvia Townsend Warner, in Dorchester
THE life of an acclaimed writer and early LGBTQ+ champion, Sylvia Townsend Warner, is set to be immortalised in…
Iconic Dorset fingerposts – which even appear in Only Fools and Horses – being restored
AN iconic image of Dorset – one which has even graced millions of TV screens in iconic comedy classic…
Ceremony pays tribute to Tolpuddle Martyr James Hammett
AN annual ceremony honouring the only Tolpuddle Martyr buried in Dorset took place last week. James Hammett was one of…
Dorchester’s Keep Military Museum expects to be closed throughout 2025
KEEP Military Museum in Dorchester on Bridport Road is likely to be closed throughout 2025 due to building works. The…
50% rise in visitors marks ‘exceptional year’ for Purbeck Mining Museum
VISITOR numbers at a Purbeck museum increased by 50% in a year. The work of volunteers at the Purbeck Mining…
Talk will reveal how gladiators might have fought in Dorset…
A CHISELLED man, complete with weapons, faces off against a snarling wild beast as thousands of enraptured fans look…
Train driver marks 53rd anniversary of last British Rail trains to Swanage with historic journey
ONE man experienced a full-circle moment after he returned to drive a steam train out of Swanage on the…
Victorian steam locomotive set to ‘whistle off’ in Swanage on New Year’s Day
A UNIQUE Victorian locomotive in Swanage, alongside other heritage locomotives across the UK, will sound its whistle on New…
Plaque to honour school boys who died in mine accident on Swanage Beach 70 years on
“YOU just can’t comprehend something like this happening now.” Those are the words of former-Forres School boy Seb Warner, now…
Where you can get your special Poppy Appeal pint glass in aid of the RBL
MANY of us – in our unruly teenage years perhaps – may have taken a pint glass we liked…