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Corfe Castle. Picture: National Trust/Paul Harris

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…

The Hardy Monument, near Dorchester. Picture: National Trust/John Miller

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…

The Time Team back in Purbeck. Picture: Time Team

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…

Some of the new-look displays at the Corfe Castle Town Trust Museum

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…

The T3 No 563 at Corfe Castle. Picture: Andrew PM Wright

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…

Thomas Hardy

£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…

The building - then a military hospital - pictured when the site was a POW camp during the First World War

Homes plan for former military hospital building in Dorchester

A FORMER military hospital in Dorchester could be developed to create three homes, if plans are approved. Plans submitted to…

The London and South Western Railway T3 class No 563 has been restored after it was donated to the Swanage Railway Trust. Picture: Nathan Au

Swanage Railway Trust locomotive steams in for first time in 75 years

A VICTORIAN locomotive has moved under its own steam for the first time in 75 years after a £500,000,…

A Spitfire, Hurricane and Lancaster bomber will fly over Dorset in June. Picture: RAF

Iconic World War 2 aircraft to grace Dorset skies next month: How to see them

ICONIC aircraft of World War II will take to Dorset skies once again next month. The Spitfire, Hurricane and Lancaster…

A range of diesels will be on show at the 2023 Swanage Railway Diesel Gala and Beer Festival

Beer and trains! Swanage Railway Diesel Gala and Beer Festival details revealed

TRAINS and beer will be on offer at a special event this month. Swanage Railway is set to host its…