Tributes are being paid to a determined woman who formed a pressure group preventing a by-pass from being built on the disused railway track-bed through Corfe Castle during the 1970s and 1980s. Monavyn Moss – who has died at the age of 94 – ensured that the Swanage Railway could be steadily rebuilt through the…
Staff at Plane Cuisine at The Gables, Ringwood Road, Verwood are thrilled to announce that at 10am on Saturday, 19 January, the Mayor of Verwood, Cllr Simon Gibson will officially name the café. As part of the celebrations, staff will also be running a ‘guess the soup’ competition with a fabulous framed Concorde picture for…
On Friday, 11 January, Robert Walter MP (North Dorset) joined pupils and teachers from St James’ C of E First School at Park Lane in Alderholt for a fun ‘Skip2Bfit’ session. Bob’s visit to St James’ First School follows an earlier trip to Wimborne First School, where he was first introduced to the work of…
As a cost saving measure, the part-night street lighting regime started in Corfe Mullen, West Moors, Ferndown and West Parley on Monday, 14 January. The lights will be extinguished between 12am-5.30am GMT, and 1am-6.30am BST. Over 1,000 street lights will still remain lit across the four areas. Cllr Peter Finney, Cabinet Member for Roads &…
The next round of public consultations on the proposed Navitus Bay Wind Park will provide the background and details of the recent changes Navitus Bay Development Ltd have made, alongside new images of how the wind park would look from the mainland and an interactive computer simulation from which you will be able to view…
