With the potential for a less sociable Christmas than last year, East Devon author Bruce Harris has a few suggestions to lift your mood. Many people are likely to be finding this Christmas quieter than most, with less hospitality both Read more »
This month I have decided to journey back in time to some of the golden oldies of UK and US television Amazon Prime Twin Peaks During Lockdown 1 we decided, as a family, to watch all 48 episodes of David Read more »
Picture Book Review Where Snow Angel’s Go by Maggie O’Farrell, Illustrated by Daniela Jaglenka Terrazzini Walker Books, RRP £14.99 Ages 5+ Reviewed by Antonia Squire “Have you ever woken suddenly, in the middle of the night, without knowing why? Once, Read more »
When I was eight, my favourite item of clothing was my ‘Zorro’ mask. Simple, black and elegant, I wouldn’t go anywhere without it. Kids’ parties, walking the dog, playing in the garden or even going to bed—on went my mask Read more »
I am sure he would have joined me in wishing you a very Happy Christmas. Agatha Christie wrote a novel entitled Hercule Poirot’s Christmas, produced in 1938, but this article is about her first published novel, published 100 years ago Read more »
A Dorset village in lockdown In August of this year, Jess Morency began writing a blog about life in her village during the pandemic, which has since attracted more than 5,000 views. She tells us how the idea for it Read more »
As Windrose Rural Media Trust’s digitisation project, A Century of Sights and Sounds, continues to add old film and audio to the archive, Margery Hookings speaks to members of the team about their work. In the good old days before Read more »
Gateway to the Jurassic Coast The East Devon and Dorset coast, popularly known as the Jurassic Coast, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, designated in 2001 putting it on a par with the Grand Canyon and the Great Barrier Reef. Read more »
This year’s High Sheriff of Dorset, George Streatfeild, has lifted the role out of the doldrums of a pandemic to keep it relevant. He spoke to Fergus Byrne. At the end of 2001, in an article in this magazine, George Read more »
Part of our series of audio interviews, Seth Dellow talked with West Dorset MP Chris Loder, about local mental health issues, as well as the impact of the pandemic. In a wide-ranging interview, recorded at his Poundbury office, West Dorset Read more »