Verwood Carnival committee spread festive cheer
The Verwood Carnival committee have just handed out cheques to local deserving groups and charities to the tune of £2,000.
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Calendar girl winner
Residents and visitors to Boscombe have shown their artistic flair to stunning effect as reflected in the entries for this year’s 2015 Boscombe Regeneration Partnership calendar competition.
Hardened criminal activity blocks toilets
Local people are being asked for their help in tracking down individuals who vandalised several public toilets in Poole by filling them with cement.
The first incident happened in the unisex cubicles at Constitution Hill. Two of the three toilet cubicles had large amounts of cement poured down the toilet pans. The individuals struck between 6pm on 19 November and 8am on 20 November.
Unbeaten season for Canford rugby sides
Canford School sport is celebrating a highly successful season with county and regional achievements, individual representation at England and GB level and over two thirds of pupils representing the school through competitive fixtures.
Swanage Railway blows away Christmas cobwebs
Classic steam and diesel locomotives – together with a nostalgic freight train – will be running through the Isle of Purbeck countryside thanks to a special ‘Winter Warm Up’ mini-gala day being staged as the perfect way to blow out the Christmas cobwebs.
Hillside’s Christmas plays with a difference
Verwood rang to the sounds of rejoicing recently as pupils from Hillside First School performed their festive nativities to parents and friends. The younger children presented a traditional story celebrating the birth of Jesus with a lively show entitled, ‘It’s a Baby!’ which told the story from the inn-keeper’s perspective. The older children enjoyed acting…
Toyah sets fire to Christmas pudding
SINGER and actress Toyah Willcox fired-up this year’s Christmas celebrations at the Days Hotel Marsham Court by setting light to the Christmas pudding.
Wimborne shop relaunched after makeover
Following a recent interior re-design, Lewis-Manning Hospice has re-launched its shop in Wimborne with the help of the local community, hosting a special party to say thank you! Both the mayor of Wimborne and town crier were amongst the guests at the event, which took place at the shop on Eastbrook Row, Crownmead, opposite The…
Festive singing is a delight
Verwood residents have been delighted by the festive singing of the Key Stage 2 children of Hillside Community First School. The whole year group travelled to Meadow Court extra care housing, where they sang traditional carols, as well as a selection of their Christmas performance songs. The school’s choir have also visited Morrisons supermarket, the…
RBH Ward 9 closes due to norovirus
The Royal Bournemouth Hospital has closed a ward and a bay due to the sickness and diarrhoea virus norovirus. Winter is the season for norovirus which spreads where people are grouped in a close environment, such as hospitals and schools. Ward 9 of the hospital is currently closed. Next of kin who do want to…