Detectives are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward after an assault in Corfe Mullen. The incident happened at approximately 8.30pm on Tuesday 4 February 2014 on Jubilee Road. A 32-year-old local man was parked up in his car when he was approached by two men who tried to gain access to…
Young people still have time to enter Verwood’s Talented Youth Concert that will take place in the Hub on 1 March. The aim of the concert is to promote the talents of the amazing young people of the town. This year the age limit has been extended slightly to allow performers to participate up to…
Annette Brooke, MP for Mid Dorset and North Poole, this week accepted a hand knitted scarf from campaigners calling for more help for those struggling to keep warm this winter. The scarf was one of hundreds knitted by supporters of the Energy Bill Revolution campaign to mark “Cold Homes Week” – a series of events…
More than 300 pupils from Allenbourn Middle School battled wind and rain to visit Queen Elizabeth’s School recently, for a fabulous performance of ‘We Will Rock You’. The whole of years 6 & 7 were invited to their local upper school for this bi-annual treat, which was a real triumph. Even before the curtain went…
Following the recent severe storms that have engulfed Chesil Beach, over 100 birds were washed up on the shore… Photo: Dead birds discovered on Chesil Beach © Angela Thomas
CashUnity, the brand new shop local scheme devised by mags4dorset that gives away a huge prize of £1000 every month, generated nearly 600 entries during January.
The Mayor of Verwood Cllr Peter Richardson supported by North Dorset MP Bob Walter carried out the first ever draw on Ferrett Green in Verwood on Friday 7 February.
Despite a majority vote against the 1.96 per cent proposed increase from the county’s Police and Crime Commissioner, it was approved at a meeting of the Police and Crime Panel at County Hall, Dorchester on 6 February. The Panel had the power to veto the proposal had it considered it either too high or too…
The youngest school team to enter the 2014 Enterprise and Skills Enterprise Challenge sponsored by Bournemouth University, was honoured at the prestigious awards ceremony held at Bournemouth’s Premier Inn.
Navitus Bay Development Ltd has today announced that it will scale back the proposed wind park in order to reduce its visual impact. In response to feedback received from the public and statutory consultees during the final round of consultation last year, the developer will remove the northernmost part of the development – the ‘top…
Dorset’s Douch Family Funeral Directors have become the local co-ordinator for Preemies UK, which supplies hospitals with tiny clothes for premature babies.
Each of the company’s seven branches will collect the knitted items from volunteers and supply materials and patterns to those who want to take part
