Saxon Square £4M facelift starts
Work has started on the refurbishment of Saxon Square in Christchurch town centre.
Internal work in the former medical centre above the Co-op has started
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Jaffa Citrus Prize Day at WPNSA in association with Tesco Community Champions
The Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy was the ultimate venue last week for lucky Jaffa Citrus school competition winners. The competition promoted through Tesco Community Champions provided outstanding sports students at five schools with a water sports day treat run on site the 2012 Olympic sailing venue in association with SailLaser and OTC. The…
Study to reduce hip arthritis pain
A pioneering study to assess the link between regular cycling activity and reduced hip pain or need for hip surgery has begun this month and local residents are being invited to sign up now and get involved.
Trolley Trap Trialled
Bournemouth’s Castlepoint Shopping Park plans to install up to four new shopping trolley traps in a bid to prevent up to 40 of their trolleys leaving the site each day.
Bodgers and turners at Breamore House
Thousands of people flocked to Cranborne Chase Woodfair on 5 and 6 October at Breamore House. This great family day out offered everything from big forestry machines to Bronze Age woodworking and falconry right down to a working Saxon kiln. People could engage with the turners, bodgers and carvers as well as host of other…
Bournemouth Marathon starts huge
Thousands of runners took part in Bournemouth’s first marathon event on Sunday, 6 October 2013.
The Voice of Ferndown 2013
Review by Janine Pulford Having been to the heats of the Voice of Ferndown, I had some idea of the acts that would appear in the finals at the Barrington Centre on 4 October, but was blown away by their performances. It was clear from the outset that the judges Matt Black, Tara Nix, deputy…
Harmony Twist wins the Voice of Ferndown
After a captivating final at the Barrington Theatre, the town of Ferndown has chosen the winner of its first talent contest ‘The Voice of Ferndown’.
Harmony Twist, a stunning trio from Poole excelled and won the judges’ votes after singing Ed Sheeran’s ‘Lego House’, but what a close finish.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED for Christchurch Information Centre
Christchurch and East Dorset Council will transfer the day to day running of Christchurch Information Centre to the Regent Centre on 2 December. Conveniently the two are currently situated next door to each other. In order to ensure a smooth transition, the management of the Regent Centre would like to hear from enthusiastic and committed volunteers…
Schools Minister David Laws Visits Mid Dorset and North Poole
Annette Brooke MP was delighted to welcome Liberal Democrat Schools Minister David Laws MP to Mid Dorset and North Poole to meet secondary school head teachers and visit a local school.