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 so well known these days (I think the…
“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 steep banks of sandstone, strewn in the…
The 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 things to stop and wonder at in…
Trial 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 in and out, and it will tell…
Risk 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 forced to make significant diversions, so that…
Cars damaged after arson attacks in Bridport: police appeal for witnesses
POLICE in Bridport are appealing for witnesses and information after a number of arson attacks to vehicles in the town centre. A total of five cars were damaged at around 9.30pm on Sunday,…
National 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 going for traditional apple varieties such as…
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