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Dorset History Centre is inviting residents to explore a new exhibition celebrating Dorset Pride through the eyes of young photographers, helping to preserve an important chapter of the county’s modern history for future generations.
There are less than two weeks to go until the streets of Newquay are overrun by marauding monsters, ghostly ghouls, zany zombies and wicked witches as Spooky Newquay returns
Christmas light trails are taking to the skies above Cornwall this winter as Hangloose Adventure’s Night Flights return to the Eden Project from 20 November.
Registrations for Dorset Art Weeks 2027 open on 2 November 2026.
Newquay BID is bringing back Spooky Newquay, promising a frighteningly fun Halloween experience for families, visitors and businesses across the town during October half-term.
Charitable publisher Booktime, which specialises in providing free access to illustrated digital books in multiple languages, has partnered with the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (CGF) to bring more than 100 Western Armenian children’s books to families worldwide.
Dorset Museum & Art Gallery is delighted to announce that its Thomas Hardy Collection has been awarded Arts Council England (ACE) Designation status. This prestigious recognition acknowledges the collection's outstanding significance and its vital importance to national cultural heritage.
Llanelli Crematorium earned an overall grade of “Outstanding” after being scrutinised by an industry inspector.
Arts and heritage organisations across Dorset are being invited to apply for funding through the latest round of Dorset Council's Cultural Organisational Revenue Support Fund.
History lovers and people curious about Dorset's past are invited behind the scenes at Dorset History Centre this September as part of Heritage Week.
The Booksellers Association has welcomed Hollyhocks, a new independent romance bookshop opening in Cirencester, the Capital of the Cotswolds, on Saturday 8th August.
Archaeologists have uncovered a rare and intricate polychrome mosaic within the remains of a Roman villa sitting beneath Devon farmland.
A final-year illustration student is blending her British Indian heritage and fascination with Indian symbols with one of science fiction's most famous stories, The War of the Worlds, as she competes for a digital publishing commission.
Young people in care from Cornwall have created a new poster aimed at helping their peers and teachers understand what it’s like to be in the care system.
From Tuesday 21st July until Tuesday 4th August, Durlston Country Park will be hosting an exploration of colour through Shelley Perry’s ‘Colour and Coast’ exhibition, in their Fine Foundation Gallery. Painting with her hands, local artist Shelley creates Dorset coastal scenes alongside colour studies inviting viewers to consider colour as both subject and landscape. The exhibition will be open daily from 10.30am – 4.30pm and is free to enter.
The Booksellers Association is celebrating the successful first week of Whyte Books, the new independent bookshop in Wilton, Wiltshire.
Temperance House in Wraxall officially opened its doors to guests, businesses and members of the local community with a vibrant inaugural Summer Party celebrating the transformation of the historic Grade II listed building into a unique business retreat and meeting destination.
