Reynolds Stone exhibition in London: See why we know his work, if not his name
GOOD piece in The Times about Reynolds Stone (1909-1979), one of the greatest 20th century letter-cutters and engravers, who lived in the old rectory at Litton Cheney. He’s not…
Read article“A cruel twist”: Policeman urges drivers to slow down, then writes off police car
FROM PC Nigel Case’s column in the November edition of Eggardon & Colmer’s View. Note: Yellow Lane is one of the old Dorset hollow-ways, a drover’s track through…
Read articleThe tree you could drink beer inside, and other stories about Dorset’s oldest inhabitants
Review of The Great Trees of Dorset, by Andrew Pollard & Emma Brawn, with Photographs by Colin Varndell (Dovecote Press, £9.95 paperback, £16.95 hardback) THERE ARE many…
Read articleTrial of new “Crime Mapper” tool on Dorset Police website. Verdict: Crude
THE CRIME Mapper is meant to give you the chance to see how much crime there’s been where you live. Move over a map and zoom…
Read articleRisk of bricks falling onto drivers forces closure of Beaminster Tunnel for five weeks
THE HISTORIC Beaminster Tunnel on the A3066 north of Beaminster is being shut from Monday, October 26 to allow for repairs and improvements Drivers will be…
Read articleNational Trust revives cider orchards
THE NATIONAL Trust is spending more than half a million pounds on restoring 30 cider orchards. One beneficiary is the Golden Cap estate between Bridport and Lyme Regis. The Trust is…
Read articleMary Anning’s fame spreads to Romania
THIS caught my eye: the great 19th century Lyme Regis fossil-hunter Mary Anning held up as an example to Romanians of the power of science over the…
Read article“It’s the challenge as much as anything”: three new shopkeepers defy the recession
“WE’RE ALL MAD,” laughs Lesley Skotsen, when I ask why people in West Dorset are opening shops during what’s supposed to be the worst recession for…
Read articleLocal health trusts all rated “good” or “excellent”, though problems persist with MRSA and responding to calls
DORSET County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Dorset Primary Care Trust and the South Western Ambulance Service NHS Trust are all doing a good job for people in West Dorset, according…
Read articleLinked news: Olympic security, chalet controversy, hay spreading, Hot Laps and the Three Cups Hotel
DORSET: Chief Constable’s fears over Olympic security. Read more: Sky News. A conference in Dorset last week (reported on this site) was told estimated cost was £35-38…
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