Every year is different and broad beans, peas and potatoes have been loving this year’s mostly cool and recently wet weather. After the slow start crops are now catching up and there is a profusion of leaf. Peas like it Read more »
Interviewed on Radio 4 recently the American theoretical physicist and cosmologist, Lawrence Krauss, was asked what he would like to be remembered for. The question was posed after a lengthy discussion about science that covered a range of subjects including Read more »
In the 17th and early 18th centuries two men lived in Bridport, apparently unrelated, but with same forename and surname. This has caused some problems for local historians who have confused the two men. The men were both named Daniel Read more »
A booklet written by Anna Powell celebrating the work of Richard Batterham at 80 offers fascinating insights into both the potter and his work. Based on a series of interviews and discussions, it is published to coincide with a new Read more »
Seaton based Magie Luff tries to avoid being classified or pigeonholed. She experiments with different mediums and styles. Katherine Locke has been to meet the part-time artist who was one of the winners of last year’s Marshwood Arts Awards. Read more »
As I write this the weather is generally wet and, for ‘flaming’ June, fairly cold. Having passed the longest day, for me, a certain panic sets in that we’re not going to get a ‘proper’ summer this year but, from Read more »
I recently had the opportunity to spend a few days in hospital. Actually, ‘opportunity’ is the wrong word as I had little choice in the matter. I wasn’t feeling very well and so was brought in for a few days Read more »
A friend of mine has recently become a trustee of the Dorset Community Foundation. ‘They do some terrific work,’ she said. ‘I don’t think people realise all the things they fund.’ To be honest, I had not heard of the Read more »
Sunny days, long evenings, a barbecue at the beach? Sounds idyllic doesn’t it? But as we light the charcoal, do we ever think about where it comes from? I wanted to know, so I went to Higher Halstock to meet Read more »