Robert Walter MP (North Dorset) welcomed the news that Dorset County Council will benefit from a £3.1 million increase in funding, as part of an overall funding boost to schools worth £390 million. This announcement, preceded by a national consultation, means that the schools budget in Dorset will increase by 1.5% and per pupil funding…
‘Beautiful bees and glorious gardens’ is a special day of wildlife-related activities, all designed to celebrate the importance and fascination of our wonderful bees. It takes place from 10am–4pm on 16 August, within the acclaimed naturalistic setting of Wimborne’s Knoll Gardens, which is now also becoming well-known for its wildlife-friendly approach to gardening. Amongst the…
The Hall & Woodhouse Badger brewery team kept a keen eye on 16 beer tanks as they were inched into position by cranes over the Blandford brewery site, completing another important milestone in the new brewery development programme. On Thursday 10 July, the slow process began as a crane, manned by King Lifting and overseen…
“Wow, what a festival that was! From the moment Sir Tom Jones walked on stage on the opening night till the last band played the final chord in the early hours of Monday morning Larmer love was in the air and the party never let up. All I can say is roll on 2015!” said James Shepard, festival founder and co-director.
Members of Christchurch Citizens Association (CCA) have signed an agreement to allow them to undertake refurbishment work on Druitt Hall in Christchurch. The agreement gives CCA tenancy of the hall prior to a three-year lease being granted to them from 1 September 2014, as agreed by Christchurch Council’s Resources Committee in June. The refurbishment work…
Robert Walter MP (North Dorset) formally re-opened the new-look Fontmell Magna Village Shop & Post Office on 18 July. Bob Walter MP and loyal customer Mac Mortiboy cut the ribbon with postmaster Jan Attfield and her husband Rick to officially re-open the refurbished Fontmell Magna Village Shop & Post Office following its two-and-a-half week closure.…
You may remember an exciting football final between Germany and Argentina earlier this month, but it was Spain who lifted the World Cup trophy in Bournemouth Hospital Charity’s 6-a-side tournament on Sunday. The reds breezed their way through to the final at the Littledown Centre before finishing their last match with a 2-0 win over…
A man, of no fixed abode, has been sentenced to four and a half years’ imprisonment for robbing an elderly couple in Poole. Marek Merrifield, 38, pleaded guilty to the offence on Wednesday 16 July 2014 Bournemouth Crown Court and was sentenced on the same day. The court heard evidence that on Wednesday 27 November…
Taking in some of Poole’s most attractive scenery, Lewis-Manning Hospice is looking for participants to take part in the sponsored 14km Poole Bay Walk on 3 August. The charity, which is based in Lilliput and gives free care and support to local people with cancer and other life-limiting illnesses, is looking for supporters to help…
Poole’s premier pedal bike night returns to the Quay on Thursday 24 July with breath-taking acrobatic cycle displays from the Animal WD40 Action Sports Tour. The free fun for all the family starts at 7pm, and includes the opportunity to have a go on a range of trick cycles and crazy bikes, browse a wide…
