Dorset Police have taken part in an unprecedented national operation to target offenders sharing indecent images of children online. In a UK first, the National Crime Agency (NCA) and the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) have led a nationally coordinated, six-month operation with 45 police forces in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. The…
The Wheelpark for Ferndown’s fundraising campaign held a free Music Night hosted by the Nightjar Ferndown last Sunday (13 July) in direct competition with the World Cup Final.
Local Acts Gareth Woodford, Mumma! Heidi Redsell, Chris Payn, Katharine Levi and Matt Black performed and over £300 was donated towards the campaign fund. The evening was so successful from a fundraising and awareness perspective that further events of this type are already being planned.
Up to 10,000 people including sports enthusiasts, party people and celebrities descended on a sun drenched Sandbanks Beach last weekend to enjoy the spectacular Asahi British Beach Polo Championships.
Two days of adrenaline-fueled sport, fine foods, live music and glamorous parties combined to make the event the ‘place to be seen’. Spectators enjoyed top International polo players from across the UK battling it out to win the event’s coveted title.
A son who was ‘truly touched by the love and support’ shown to his dad at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital has raised over £700 for the ward that cared for him. Kevin Hill took on the 63-mile Fleet to Brighton bike challenge as a way of thanking staff on Ward 10 who cared for his…
Staff at Dorset based telecommunications company 4Com are celebrating after successfully completing their 4Forty charity walk in under 18 hours. The challenge saw 17 hardy members of staff plus 3 support members take on the Lyke Wake Walk, which is a trek from East to West of the North Yorkshire Moors. The challenge began on…
A large selection of pictures from five centuries was offered at Lawrences in Crewkerne on July 11th and keen bidding from buyers on the internet ensured a healthy selling rate right across the sale. Three prints, all from a single local collection, sold particularly well. A rare 1950s’ monotype (unique print) by Robert Colquhoun of `Woman…
Date: Monday 25 August 2014 Time: 12 noon – 5.30pm Price: £4 (under 13’s free) Venue: Potterne Park, Verwood Website: www.verwoodrotary.org.uk/rusticfayre
Gladstone Mews homes have gone into their third release which started at 9am on 14 of July, 2014. Application to purchase a shared ownership eco home in this community land trust development is now open to all wards of Bournemouth. Applications have continued to come in to Bournemouth 2026 Trust from those interested in the properties…
You can join the rangers at Moors Valley Country Park and Forest, near Ringwood on 24 July to help record the many plants and animals that make their home in the 800-acre Park. Taking place over 12 hours, the bioblitz will add to information from regular surveys of the Park’s butterfly, dragonfly, damselfly and bird…
Britons are due to meet Bretons as French market traders arrive in Victoria Road, Ferndown on Friday 25 July for three days in a splash of French and continental colour, cuisine and joie de vivre. Ferndown French Market and Friends, organised by international market event operators Savoir Fayre Ltd, is visiting the town for the…
