Corfe Castle at sunrise
Larmer Tree Festival has announced that kooky British singer-songwriter and actress, Paloma Faith will headline Thursday night. With her extraordinary theatrical flair, Paloma looks set to brighten the festival with her show stopping performance. Paloma made her international breakthrough in 2009. The former burlesque dancer and Best British Female Brit Award nominee will be belting […]
The National Piers Society (650 members) has announced that Swanage Pier is its Pier of the Year. It is the first time that this grade II listed pier has won the title and it beat 21 others including Clevedon and Blackpool North. The 642ft pier was originally opened in November 1895 and paddle steamers regularly […]
Dorset Police have helped blind author Trish Vickers from Charmouth recover her work using specialist forensic techniques. Trish has diabetes and lost her sight seven years ago. Using a system of elastic bands, she was in the process of writing her debut novel ‘ Grannifer’s Legacy ‘ when her pen ran out of ink. Not […]
For people living in Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch, the 1st November 2012 could bring the start of a new way to make local calls. Ofcom needs to free up more phone numbers whilst allowing people in the 01202 area to keep their normal phone numbers. The solution they came up with was to require people […]
When RMS titanic struck an iceberg and sank the loss was felt in Dorset. Whilst some were lucky enough to be rescued, other perished in the icy waters. Alfonzo Meo, 48, was a musician from Bournemouth who boarded the ship in Southampton. He was heading for Washington. When the ship went down he was one […]
The 2012 Purbeck Art Weeks Festival runs from the 26 May to the 10 June, celebrating visual art, music, dance, film and story-telling. Since 2002 the annual PAW Festival has developed a substantial following. The 2012 Festival embraces such international names as: Author and TV/radio presenter, Melvyn Bragg, who gives a stirring talk about the […]
Today the Olympic torchbearers were announced and many inspirational people in Dorset will get to carry the flame through the county. The Dorset torchbearers (and their home towns) are: Shaftesbury 12th July Alan Surtees MBE, 59 (Woodgreen) Dan Davies, 20 (Christchurch) Darren Rowe, 23 (Sherborne) Hannah Meecham, 31 (Bournemouth) Kerry Barker, 17 (Winchester) Nicola Webb, […]
Animating Weymouth, Portland and the Jurassic Coast, the Maritime Mix – London 2012 Cultural Olympiad by the Sea will deliver the complete Olympic experience with over 80 inspirational events from 9th March to 9th September. The unique creative celebration will include World class outdoor theatre, circus, visual arts, earth science and art, sound installations, open-air […]
