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 »
‘As a Scally-lad growing up round the corner from Priscilla White (aka Cilla Black) in the back-to-back terraced houses of Everton in gritty, post-war 1960s Liverpool, I never imagined I would bring my own kids up in the idyllic rolling Read more »
In his audio interview with Seth Dellow, West Dorset MP, Chris Loder mentions the silver linings around the upheaval caused by the coronavirus pandemic. He points to what he sees as a completely new approach to how communities support each Read more »
It’s certainly been a very strange old year. Perhaps now, more than ever, the cyclical and perpetual rhythms of horticulture can provide an anchoring point to those fortunate enough to have access to a garden. One thing, that seems to Read more »
I suppose it is time to think about what to put on your Christmas list, or maybe time to think about what to get a close friend or relative for Christmas. There are some amazing horticulturally related gifts available, but Read more »
And then there was one. The Plaza Dorchester, part of the Picturedrome Electric Theatre company cinema chain is still open for you to enjoy a socially distanced night out. Soul 8.6 on IMDB and 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. All Read more »
Leyla by Galia Bernstein Abrams, RRP £11.99, Ages 3+ Reviewed by Antonia Squire When a chimpanzee named Leyla gets overwhelmed by her family she runs far, far away where she meets a lizard who teaches her how to do: Nothing. Read more »
Marshwood Vale based author, Sophy Roberts, gives us her slim pickings for November In my work as a travel writer, I’ve always been drawn to remote cultures and places. But sometimes, in searching out the places least familiar to Western Read more »
Whilst slavery can be traced back to some of the world’s oldest societies and was officially abolished in the UK in 1833, its modern form is still widely practised. A specialist in civil liberties, Samantha Knights QC, will be giving Read more »
Just weeks after the publication of a new book about the British intelligence services, the new Director-General of MI5 has promised more ‘visibility’ from his organisation. Speaking at his first media briefing since taking the top spot at MI5, Ken Read more »