Day: May 1, 2015

The Taphouse of Wimborne, which opened its doors in December 2013, has been awarded the East Dorset Campaign For Real Ales (CAMRA) ‘Pub of the Year’ 2014.

A man who raped and assaulted a woman in Bournemouth has been sentenced to eight years in prison.
Emmanuel Mutandi, 22, from Bedfordshire, was found guilty of rape and assault at Bournemouth Crown Court on Friday 24 April 2015.

The seafront route of the celebratory open top bus parade will start at Boscombe Pier at 11am and make its way along the promenade finishing at Bournemouth Pier.

Arts University Bournemouth (AUB) recently held an exclusive viewing of the Jerwood Drawing Prize and a showcase of student drawings to raise awareness of the University’s new Drawing Studio Appeal. The anticipated Drawing Studio has been endorsed by David Hockney who was announced on the night as the prestigious patron of the new building. In…

Susan Simmonds from Bransgore and Denise Freemantle from West Wellow are taking part in the 18th London MoonWalk on 16 May. Raising funds for breast cancer charity they will start at Clapham Common and walk 26.2 miles overnight through London. ‘MoonWalking’ for the third time – having previously taken part in 2011 and 2012 –  Susan and Denise…

Manager Eddie Howe’s ambition after the euphoria of effectively securing promotion into the Premier League is for the Cherries to win the Championship title. They face Charlton on Saturday. “It’s the end we all want,” he said, “but it’s not in our hands and that’s the frustrating part because we’ve led the league for so long. We’ll…