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…
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.
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.
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…
Thousands of runners took part in Bournemouth’s first marathon event on Sunday, 6 October 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…
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.
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…
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.
Wimborne Model Town staff are preparing to serve fund raising vintage high tea on 26 and 27 October at the heritage charity attraction.
