A raffle and a dog show at the West Moors Family Fun Day on 23 June raised £393. The money was donated to Coping with Chaos, part of the Diverse Abilities Plus group charity. Coping with Chaos is located in Bond Avenue, West Moors and is a parent run organisation that supports families caring for a child…
Detectives in Bournemouth are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward after a sexual assault on Kinson Common – with an e-fit of the offender being released. The incident, in which a woman was sexually assaulted just off Poole Lane, happened at around 1am on Wednesday 10 July 2013. The woman was…
Wimborne Town FC Junior Premier League (JPL) teams (boys u13s, u14s and u15s) are relishing the prospect of a new challenge for the forthcoming season. Top of the bill and most eagerly awaited will be a clash with the West Bromwich Albion Development centre. Other fantastic fixtures in are: Salisbury City, Bath City, AFC Bournemouth…
Thousands of revellers helped raise more than £3,500 on Sunday for the Breast Care Unit at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital. With Highcliffe Castle as a backdrop to the free jazz concert, crowds danced to music from Swing Unlimited Big Band and enjoyed picnics in the sun. An estimated 2,500 people attended the event, with many buying…
On 17 July, Condor Ferries welcomed over 350 guests on board the Condor Vitesse, as the company embarked on its first sailing from Weymouth Port for 17 months. Hundreds of spectators were on hand to wave the vessel off on its way to Guernsey and Jersey, re-opening the historic ferry link between Weymouth and the Channel…
To mark the 50th anniversary of The Beatles’ first shows in Bournemouth, on 19 August 1963 when they opened a six-day residency at the Gaumont (now the Odeon) cinema on Westover Road, a new exhibition celebrating their many connections to the town is to open. The Beatles played more shows at the Gaumont than in…
Work could soon be underway to create fifty new family council homes if given the approval by Cabinet on 24 July. Councillors are being asked to approve the construction of the housing scheme in Kinson which would see a mix of two, three and four-bedroom good quality family homes for rent, built on former playing…
The judges for the South & South East England in Bloom Awards have paid their annual visit to Christchurch. Ken Turner and Kelvin Mason were shown around the Borough by Christchurch Council’s Tourism Manager, Ann Simon, and Open Spaces & Countryside Manager, Clive Sinden. On their whirlwind tour, transported courtesy of The Captains Club Hotel,…
Officers in Poole are renewing their appeal for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward after a heath fire on Canford Heath. It had been reported to Dorset Fire and Rescue Service at around 10.30pm on Tuesday 16 July. Poole North Neighbourhood Inspector Ian Roe said: “Dorset Police is investigating this fire which we are…
A coffee morning was organised by West Moors Library to honour two of its Royal Voluntary Service volunteers who were presented with Long Service Awards on 27 June. Judith Sweet and Elizabeth Bowler are both Home Library Service volunteers, delivering books to people who cannot easily get to their local library. Presentations were made by…
