The driver of a vehicle collided with the outside of Wessex Denture Studio in West Moors with such an impact that the outside wall buckled and the interior wall cracked damaging a plug socket. The exterior of the wall abuts the public car park in Park Way and although there were no witnesses, Philip Laws,…
Last year’s very successful calendar collaboration between the Rotary Club of Ringwood and Ringwood School, raised £2500 for local schools and charities including the Orpheus Trust, Epilepsy Action, Ringwood Foodbank. This year, Dr Geoffrey Ridgway OBE,MD, from Rotary, and Ringwood School’s course leader Stuart Fielder wanted to raise the stakes. It was agreed to broaden…
Robert Walter MP (North Dorset) accepted a MAMAA UK award on 11 October from constituent, Cathy Franklin, for his work to introduce Ryan’s Law to the Coroners and Justice Act. Mothers Against Murders and Aggression (MAMAA) spokeswoman and Blandford resident, Cathy Franklin, last month nominated Bob for his ongoing support and his help in her personal campaign to…
Wimborne Model Town and Gardens will be illuminated on Halloween, Thursday 31 October from 5pm, following a prize winning Halloween dress parade for all ages in the afternoon.
Ferndown was showcased to its very best advantage during the Mayor of Ferndown’s civic day on 9 October.
Two of the country’s most highly rated landscape photographers were present for the opening of the Take a View – Landscape Photographer of the Year exhibition at Moors Valley Country Park, near Ringwood on 11 October.
Detectives in Bournemouth are renewing their appeal for witnesses and information following the death of a man in Boscombe. Officers attended an address on Gloucester Road at around 12.34pm on Friday 11 October 2013, following a request on behalf of Wiltshire Police. On arrival, the body of a man was located within the premises. Enquiries…
Many children throughout Dorset are looking forward to a day off school when teachers take strike action on 17 October to campaign to protect the national education system and the future of schoolchildren at the same time as preserving working conditions, pay and pensions. The action this Thursday by members of the National Union of…
The Mayor of Ferndown, Cllr John Lewis has presented a plaque to Neil Lucas, the owner of Knoll Gardens, in recognition of the help he has provided to the Town Council over many years.
A splendid Noah’s Ark is to be sold by Lawrences Auctioneers of Crewkerne. Entered for sale by a local client, the painted ark was made in Germany in the 19th century. It comes with Noah and a large quantity of hand carved wooden animals, only some of which are shown in the photograph. Lawrences’ Auctioneer…
