Officers in Bridport are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward after a vintage tractor was stolen in Melplash, Bridport. It was stolen overnight on Monday 5 August 2013 from a property just off Crooked Oak Hill. The tractor is a distinctive blue Fordson Super Dexta with white wheels. Police Constable Lee…
The Bournemouth Diabetes and Endocrine Centre also offers web-based e-learning courses to provide tools to enable a person with diabetes to manage their condition and continues to be involved in clinical research and innovation.
Christchurch and District Sports Council is inviting nominations for its Sports Achievement Awards. Held annually in Christchurch, the awards recognise and celebrate the sporting success of local young sports stars and volunteers. Last year 82 sports stars were nominated. This year there are five different awards to be won including the usual bronze, silver and gold…
Annette Brooke MP has delivered a very colourful petition to Prime Minister David Cameron MP after she went back to school at St Catherines’s RC Primary School in Colehill to hear from pupils about the need for 1.7 million more professional teachers to get every child worldwide into primary school.
An incredible line-up is in store for the celebratory opening weekend of Bournemouth’s third Arts by the Sea Festival. Friday through to Sunday of 20-22 September sees a magical mix of exciting outdoor performances for all the family. It includes Joe Rush and his Mutoid Waste Company, whose giant articulated creations will take over the…
Detectives are renewing their appeal for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward after a conman tricked a pensioner out of money in Christchurch. The incident occurred at an address in the Purewell area at around 10.30am on Tuesday 9 July 2013. The victim – aged in his nineties – returned home riding a…
A group of local young people aged between 16 and 17 years of age have been working at Lewis-Manning Hospice as part of the NCS (National Citizen Service) programme, to create a special ‘Tree of Life’ sculpture in its garden for patients. NCS is the government’s largest youth initiative, and it’s the first year it…
The Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy (WPNSA) welcomed some of the world’s top youth sailors for the RS Tera World Championships last week from 28 July to 2 August, with 122 entries made up of 50 Pros and 72 Sports drawn from 9 countries. There was ample excitement amongst the young fleet as their…
Barrie and Shelia Smith of Mayfield Close in Ferndown are this year’s recipients of the Ferndown in Bloom shield and £100 worth of Haskins Vouchers as their front garden received a score of 35 out of a possible 40 points by Ferndown in Bloom judges.
The Ermine Street Guard Roman Re-enactment Society will be paying a visit to Priest’s House Museum and Garden in Wimborne on 31 August from 11am-4pm. Meet legionaries and officers and see Roman artefacts including a catapulta, used for launching arrows. Now in its 41st year, the renowned Ermine Street Guard is the oldest Roman re-enactment…
