Elated Swanage Railway volunteers are celebrating after this year’s Diesel Gala event carried 3,096 passengers on trains hauled by historic 1960s main line diesel locomotives – up 5.7 per cent and equivalent to twice the population of Corfe Castle village. Enthusiasts from across the country flocked to the annual event – and its associated Dorset…
Folk, Family, Fun Wimborne Minster Folk Festival promises three days of ‘folk, family and fun’, with the much-loved mix of dance displays, family activities, workshops and stalls returning to the historic minster town’s streets. Meanwhile, the concerts at the Allendale Centre will showcase superb live music from artists spanning the current folk spectrum. This year…
Detectives in Poole are renewing their appeal for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward after a man was assaulted near Tower Park – with officers releasing an e-fit of one of the men responsible. A 22-year-old Poole man was assaulted by two men along a gravel path near to Sherborne Crescent at 5pm on Friday 3 May 2013. The path…
Visit the Old School at Sturminster Marshall this weekend and sample some delicious homemade Dorset cream teas to raise funds for Lewis-Manning Hospice. Served by the staff and volunteers, guests will have the opportunity to socialise over a cream tea, find out more about the charity’s new state of the art hospice, browse and buy…
