Dorset artist Brian Rice on his Sixties’ London paintings
An interview at Bridport Arts Centre with the artist Brian Rice, exhumed from the archives to celebrate the current exhibition at the Redfern Gallery in London…
Read articleVideo: New bench fitted in Tudor Arcade, Dorchester
The new oak bench made for Tudor Arcade in Dorchester by Simon Thomas Pirie Furniture of Dorset has been installed and is now “officially open”, as…
Read articleNew Dorset bench is A: throne? B: love seat? C: question mark? D: fun?
Or E: All of those things and more? The answer, of course, is E, certainly in the eyes of its makers – the team at Simon…
Read articleBridport by Night: An alternative tourism video by Stephen Banks
So, it has been over a week since I uploaded my ‘labour of love’, Bridport by Night, to YouTube. The video really took off in the…
Read articleHunt for Thomas Hardy’s lost Dorset cider apple
My plan is to start a small cider orchard. It would be wonderful to find Thomas Hardy’s Bockhampton Sweet and even more wonderful if it happened to be growing locally in Dorset.
Read articleArtist promises unCommonly entertaining look at Powerstock
Passengers are promised “a special intervention” by Ms Dean to entertain them on the way from Bridport to Powerstock Hut
Read articleOne man; 63 breweries
THIRTY years ago one of the unsung heroes of British brewing began criss-crossing the country with sacks of malt. Brian Wood started carrying malt for Hugh…
Read articleChesil Beach? Turn left at The Angel, Islington
“The mighty roar of London’s traffic” is to be drowned out by the crashing of Dorset surf on Chesil Beach.
Read articleDorset County Council staff “retrained” after 15-month parking ticket battle
THIS IS the story of Lester Cowling’s 15-month battle with Dorset County Council over a parking ticket. It raises some worrying questions
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