Amanda Wallwork: a blast from the past
Ancient landscapes and archaeological remains have fascinated Amanda Wallwork since childhood. Her images are intended to awake instinctual longings.
How to save Broadwindsor’s pub and shop
IT WOULD appear that the bustling community of Boadwindsor is having problems. Both the shop and the pub in the village [The White Lion] look set to close. Not if The Red Bladder has anything to do with it they won’t. Like a rat-trap closing on its prey my mind snapped on a solution so [...]
Bridport Town Hall’s golden weathervane restored
THE WEATHERVANE on top of Bridport Town Hall has been re-gilded – and very fine it looks too. Bridport artist Jemma Thompson applied sheet gold in her studio on St Michael’s trading estate in the South West Quadrant. The weathervane is much bigger – and heavier – than it looks from down on the ground. It’s [...]
“Precious little ‘democracy’” at West Dorset District Council
“Much that I’d been warned about in relation to the way in which West Dorset District Council conducts its affairs appears to be true. There is precious little “democracy” as evidenced by the fact that there’s virtually no debate on major issues.” So argues independent councillor Alistair Chisholm, who was elected in May 2011.
Bridport’s iconic Cafe Royal sold for £260,000
BRIDPORT’s iconic Café Royal has been sold at auction for £260,000 to Nicholas de Savary. UPDATED
West Dorset: Have your say on free bus travel
IT SEEMS that all the news is about cuts these days and this is no exception. Money available for bus passes for older people is being significantly reduced. At the moment, responsibility locally lies with West Dorset District Council but as of April 2011, it will be with Dorset County Council. Up to now West [...]
Icon or eyesore? Bridport’s Cafe Royal to be auctioned (UPDATED)
BRIDPORT’S acclaimed Café Royal is to be auctioned next month, as West Dorset District Council embarks on a plan to raise £1.5 million. The Café Royal is opposite Bridport bus station. Its big-windowed American diner style has, over the years, attracted many admirers. Wired magazine correspondent Russell Davies visited in 2009. On his blog, he wrote: “This [...]