From a high-end London design agency to a global stock trading company, work experience for these three Bournemouth students was far from run-of-the-mill.
The Avonbourne sixth formers were able to stretch their wings when they left home for the week to take up exciting job opportunities.
As part of the Big Gig in Ferndown, organised by the Chairman of East Dorset District Council, Cllr Steve Lugg a ‘Meet the Authors’ event was held at Ferndown Library today (7 July).
A penguin as tall as a single decker bus is set to pop up at Bournemouth locations in July, to celebrate the launch of the Oceanarium’s brand new penguin enclosure, opening in the school summer holidays. Those who spot Humbug the giant penguin and photograph themselves with him are asked to share their image on…
Rugby’s greatest prize, the Webb Ellis Cup, will visit Bournemouth during the Rugby World Cup Trophy Tour arriving on Sunday, 12 July.
With less than 90 days to go to the opening match, the Rugby World Cup Trophy Tour has already started its 100 day tour, traveling through Scotland, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, Wales and England before arriving at Twickenham Stadium on September 18 ahead of the Opening Ceremony.
Eighty lorry journeys on the roads of Dorset and Hampshire have been avoided after a total of 2,400 tonnes of stone track ballast for the Swanage Railway’s link to Wareham was brought in by train – thanks to help from Network Rail.
With just four weeks to go until her world record rowing attempt, Clare Busst is hitting the ergometer every chance she gets and is already breaking records.
Detectives investigating a sexual assault of an 11-year-old girl in Bournemouth have released an e-fit of the suspect. The incident occurred at around 8pm on Monday 22 June in Cuckoo Woods. (Police report was posted on this website on 24 June) The 11-year-old girl was walking home alone when she was approached by a man…
Land Rover BAR (Ben Ainslie Racing) will start their challenge – representing Royal Yacht Squadron Racing – for the America’s Cup at home in Portsmouth in the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series Portsmouth this month. Over 90,000 tickets have already been sold for the four days, 23 to 26 July, as Land Rover BAR start racing for the 35th America’s Cup.
Young readers in Dorset and Hampshire are being encouraged to sign up to the Summer Reading Challenge 2015.
The Challenge has teamed up with Guinness World Records, the global authority in record-breaking achievements to establish a ‘Record Breakers’ themed challenge.
Grooves on the Green takes place on 11 and 12 July and will feature live music on two stages, as well as its own local food and beer festival, a dedicated kids’ zone, literary interventions from the Freeway Poets and a mini film festival. The two-day family-friendly festival at Ashley Cross, Parkstone will once again…
