Schools closed as snow hits in Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire: Full list
DOZENS of schools are closed today after snow hit Somerset, Dorset and Wiltshire overnight. Children will be rejoicing as they…
Thomas Hardy and TE Lawrence Literary landmarks re-opening this month
THREE literary landmarks in Dorset are set to re-open this month. Hardy’s Cottage, the childhood home of novelist and poet…
Quick cake in a coffee mug
Quick and easy, a mug cake will satisfy sweet cravings and can be whipped up in of minutes from…
When do the clocks go forward in the UK – and why?
THE evenings are getting longer as spring approaches. And the question on everyone’s lips is – when do the clocks…
Queen Victoria’s sketchbook sold by Sherborne auction house
A SKETCHBOOK that once belonged to Queen Victoria – and was due to go up for auction in Sherborne…
Volunteers wanted to help patients at Dorset hospital
VOLUNTEERS are being sought to join a group dedicated to helping patients at Dorset County Hospital (DCH). People are being…
Dorset ‘convicts’ released from prison after raising charity cash
PRISONERS at a Dorset jail – serving time for crimes including ‘being a fair-weather football fan’ – had to…
Indiana Jones, Warhorse and more in new Tank Museum exhibition
HOLLYWOOD names like Indiana Jones and Warhorse will feature in a new exhibition at a Dorset museum. On April 1,…
Celebration of the sea in music at the Mowlem
THE Mowlem in Swanage is the venue for a nautical musical journey with members of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra…
Spring clean your jewellery and it will love you back for years!
By Amy Brenan, director of Heirlooms Jewellers, 21 South Street, Wareham. Spring will soon be here – the clocks go…