Day: January 24, 2013

Edwin and Christine Price from Sherborne were scammed over £1,000 by a pushy, solar PV salesman. “There is nothing worse than hearing the plight of pensioners ripped off in their own homes.”

Join the British Heart Foundation (BHF) for Dorset’s biggest on road cycling event as registration for the event is now open. This invigorating spring cycling event is taking place on Sunday, 28 April, and with four different routes there is something to suit everyone.

Whether they want to be a doctor, chef, physicist or even an astronaut when they leave school, students at Sherborne Girls in Dorset will now have the chance to research their chosen career path and the university process in a bright, modern and welcoming space, thanks to the opening of a brand-new Careers, Higher Education…

The ‘no excuse’ team were in Winterborne Whitechurch, near Blandford Forum on On Wednesday, 23 January to educate motorists and tackle the community’s longstanding concern of speed in the village. Traffic officers and the community speed van targeted drivers on the 10 mile stretch of the A354, which passes through the village between the A35…

Metropolis in Bournemouth is hosting an exhibition by internationally renowned artist, Stuart Semple. Since leaving his hometown of Bournemouth, Stuart’s paintings have become top international collections and are owned and loved by celebrities including Sienna Miller, Caroline Flack and Noel Gallagher. After recently returning to Poole College, (where he studied), to open a new £1M…

An icon of British motoring is bringing back cherished memories for residents of a Ferndown dementia care home. More than 50 years after it was built, a rare 1958 Hillman Minx has been craned into position in the memory garden at Colten Care’s Fernhill home in Longham. Residents can sit safely inside the stationary red…

Local author George Chittenden has been making his dreams a reality by attending book signings and even art/literary festivals to promote his debut novel, ‘The Boy Who Led Them’. “It’s been hard work.  Writing is a solitary profession and it’s taken the best part of a decade to finally land a publishing contract and get…

Companies across Dorset are pledging support for the Great South West Walk taking place this spring with some businesses offering special incentives for people who sign up now to join the walk. Others are sponsoring legs of the walk as it passes through Dorset. Parkdean Holidays and Golden Cap Holiday Park are entering teams to…