Queen Victoria and the Dorset Piddle Riddle
“Legend has it that the villages of Puddletown and Briantspuddle, which used to contain the word ‘piddle’, changed their village titles to avoid embarrassing Queen Victoria whilst she was visiting.” So says the newly-published Little Book of Dorset. Is it true?
Reviewed: The Crown Inn, Uploders, near Bridport
How does Michel Hooper-Immins fare on his first ever trip to The Crown at Uploders? Clue: There’s Dorset Blue Vinny on the menu.
PJ Harvey: ‘I feel things deeply. I get angry, I shout at the TV, I feel sick’
Polly Harvey opens up to Dorian Lynskey about 20 years in music and the emotions behind her latest dark masterpiece
Julian Fellowes elected President of Society of Dorset Men
Julian Fellowes takes on role once held by Thomas Hardy. “I feel now truly that I am indeed a Dorset man.”
Bridport: Cafe Royal up, Tannery Road down?
THINGS are moving on at a rapid pace down at Tannery Road in Bridport.
Marshwood heart attack: Dorset First Responders in action
A perfect example of all the different disciplines – air and ground ambulance teams, paramedic and your local First Responders working together for one person’s benefit. Makes you feel good, doesn’t it?
Dorset 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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