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Dorset Parking Ticket Battle – Real West Dorset

Published on 1 March 2011 by in Dorset

Real West Dorset have posted a series of articles and a video about one man’s battle with Dorset County Council over a parking ticket he got in High West Street, Dorchester. I’ve reposted the video below, but it really should be viewed in conjunction with the original articles which can be found at the following

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Dorset Life Magazine Article On Les Bagwell

Published on 26 January 2011 by in Dorset

Ok I’m behind the times having only just found this article that was published in the Dorset Life magazine in June 2010. Tony Burton-Page tells the story of Les Bagwell’s childhood, his travels as a young man, and his years farming near Netherbury. A fascinating read for anyone, but especially for those of us that

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Who’s Afear’d at the Tollpuddle Martyrs’ Festival

Published on 23 October 2010 by in Dorset

Two things I intend doing is catching Dorset’s answer to Adge Cutler, Who’s Afear’d, play live and attend the Tolpuddle Martyrs’ Festival and Rally. Here is a video of the former playing at the latter. Enjoy!

 
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An animated William Barnes reads his poem

Published on 30 June 2010 by in Dorset

I came across this on YouTube.  Jim Clark takes pictures of long dead poets and audio recordings of their poems and marries them together to give the impression of the poet reading his poem. Here he presents Dorset’s very own William Barnes performing The Humstrum.

 
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