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Seventies rock ‘n’ rollers Showaddywaddy are coming to the Tivoli in Wimborne

It’s showtime for Showaddywaddy

By Lorraine Gibson. “We love Showaddywaddy here at the Tivoli and they return in January 2023!” says the theatre’s manager, Charlie…

Elvis impersonator Joe Reeve stars in the musical comedy Elvis in Blue Hawaii

‘The King’ played for laughs

THE usual mayhem and lots of audience interaction are promised when Spitz & Co present musical comedy Elvis in…

An Evening Without Kate starring Sarah-Louise Young Bush is at Lighthouse Poole

Homage to Kate – cabaret-style

TRIBUTE is paid to the music, fans and mythology of one of the most influential voices in British music…

Luciano’s, in Brewery Square, Dorchester, is supporting Dorset County Hospital’s Greatest Need Appeal

Have a cuppa and help out town hospital

A DORCHESTER restaurant is hosting community coffee mornings – and raising money for charity. Luciano’s, in Brewery Square, is supporting…

Sprouts and artichoke hash is a nutritional bounty

Vegetable hash great with leftovers

By Rebecca Vincent. For this recipe I’ve chosen two seasonal vegetables that tend to divide opinion, Brussels Sprouts and Jerusalem…

Flexible Working

Flexible working would become ‘default’ position under new plans

THE right to request flexible working will become available from ‘day-one’ of employment, the Government has proposed. A consultation over…

@sixtyone items

Lots of goodies in store – and online

QUIRKY homeware and giftware store @sixtyone’s sale is still on. Why not drop into the shop at 61 High Street,…

The fat globes of Pinus pungens ‘Globosa’ reach 45-75cm in height and 60-75cm spread over ten years.

It’s time for a re-think on conifers

By Sally Gregson. IT often comes as a surprise that plants suffer the vagaries of fashion but it seems certain…

If you’re the life and soul of the party, chances are you may have driven a Fiat Punto, according to webuyanycar’s research PHOTO: Volker Glätsch/Pixabay

First car speaks volumes about you

It’s official – if your first car was a Ford Focus, then you’re likely to now be among the…

Defence Battlelab at Dorset Innovation Park, Winfrith Newburgh, Wool, is a public-private initiative involving the Ministry of Defence.

Investors’ guides to Dorset’s opportunities

NEW guides to attract investment in Dorset have been published. The documents, aimed at businesses and investors across the UK…