“Keep your chin up and don’t fear for me”: Heartbreaking letters of WWII gunner revealed
A COLLECTION of heartbreaking letters written by a young tank gunner as he fought in the Second World War…
Sabaton bassist Pär Sundström heading to Dorset – and you could meet him
SABATON bass player Pär Sundström is heading to Dorset – and fans have the chance to meet him. The musician…
Full steam ahead: Victorian loco gets on track in Swanage
CHURCH bells rang out in Swanage when a unique Victorian steam locomotive hauled its first passenger train…
Last chance to visit Lawrence of Arabia’s Dorset house
THIS month is the last chance for 2023 to visit the Dorset house of legendary soldier TE Lawrence -…
Corfe Castle’s gruesome stories to be told in new exhibition
STORIES from the at-times gruesome past of a Dorset landmark will be told in a new exhibition. The National Trust…
Volunteers sought for Dorset’s Hardy Monument attraction
VOLUNTEERS are being sought to help visitors make the most of a trip to the Hardy Monument. The National Trust…
Time Team returns to Purbeck – 30 years on from Channel 4 show
TIME Team has been back in Purbeck to explore the ancient landscape – 30 years after the first ever…
Corfe Castle Town Trust Museum displays get a rejig after two decades
DISPLAYS not changed for 20 years or so have been given a new lease of life at a county…
Restored Victorian locomotive rolls in to new home at Swanage Railway
A VICTORIAN steam locomotive that has taken six years and £650,000 to restore to full working order has rolled…
£35,000 will help preserve and reveal Thomas Hardy archives in Dorset
DORSET’S history centre has been handed a £35,000 grant to help preserve the archives of author Thomas Hardy. The Dorset…