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Southwest based Bakers Dolphin is celebrating the coach drivers who play a vital role in supporting the local community.
Artefacts, photographs and plans revealing how people lived in Dorset hundreds of years ago are being showcased in a free exhibition at County Hall in Dorchester.
A specialist scaffolding team has completed a major access structure at one of Wiltshire’s best-known landmarks, after overcoming steep tracks, difficult ground conditions and an exposed hilltop location at the Lansdowne Monument in Cherhill.
Corgi has unveiled a new die-cast model celebrating The People’s Mosquito, as the ambitious project to return an airworthy, British-built de Havilland Mosquito to Britain’s skies gathers pace.
The Matthew of Bristol Trust, the charity which owns and maintains The Matthew of Bristol Ship, has launched a recruitment drive to find two new Volunteer Trustees to help find new ways to raise funds to secure the ship’s future.
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.
A visit from Holsworthy Museum’s outreach team brought the past to life for residents of the town’s Deer Park Nursing Homewho were captivated by artefacts and photos linked to their local St Peter's Fair and the tradition of the Pretty Maid.
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.
Archaeologists have uncovered a rare and intricate polychrome mosaic within the remains of a Roman villa sitting beneath Devon farmland.
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.
Residents of The Rectory Care Home in Taunton were among the throngs of guests celebrating Armed Forces Day in Vivary Park last weekend.
A new business suite has opened in North Somerset following an extensive refurbishment project which has seen a Grade II listed former pub transformed.
While thousands of spectators lined the streets of London for the Trooping of the Colour ceremony to mark King Charles III’s official birthday, residents of Plymouth dementia care home Butterfly Lodge marked the occasion with their own special garden party.
More than 200 people attended the Annual Service of Remembrance at Bristol Memorial Woodlands with representatives from the armed services, emergency services, schools and veteran organisations laying wreaths.
