Month: July 2015

The written and spoken word will be celebrated by a number of live events at Poole Festival of Words.
The festival aims to raise the profile of literature in Poole through the provision of workshops, performance, and participatory open mic activities.

Police are appealing to the public after a commercial burglary in Poole – with a CCTV image of the suspect being released. The incident happened between 8.30am and 9.30am on Tuesday 12 May at Lush Manufacturers in Dawkins Industrial Estate on Dawkins Road. A man gained access to the building and stole a wallet, belonging…

A painting of a well-known beauty spot has triumphed over a record number of entrants to win the New Forest Open Art competition.
Andrea Hook’s painting of Eyeworth Pond near Fritham beat more than 170 other entries to win first prize in the yearly art contest, which was sponsored once again by Exxon Mobil at the Fawley Refinery.

People of all ages flocked to Poole libraries on Saturday 11 July to take part in a Guinness World RecordsTM title for the most pledges received for a reading campaign, with an increase of 39% in library footfall compared with the same weekend last year.

Detectives have released a CCTV image of a suspect believed to be linked to four robberies across Poole and are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward. The first offence happened at around 10.35pm on Sunday 12 July when a man came into Jas News & Booze on Poole Road with a…

A free butterfly walk is taking place at Wimborne’s Knoll Gardens on Friday 17 July. Timed to coincide with the launch of the Butterfly Conservation’s Big Butterfly Count, the walk is one of a series of garden wildlife events run by the Knoll Gardens Foundation throughout the year. They all highlight the importance of creating…

Bournemouth Sports Club must have been the hottest place in Dorset on 11 and 12 July when it played host to the Christchurch Cheese & Chilli Festival. Stalls galore, with samples of cheese and chilli were guaranteed to tickle the taste-buds and tempted tons of tasters who couldn’t get enough of the chutneys, marinades, sauces…

The mags4dorset’s charity of the year: Relay For Life Bournemouth and East Dorset, held its fundraising event on the track behind Ferndown Leisure Centre at the weekend. It broke all expectations by raising over £28,000 for Cancer Research UK. It opened with an inspiring survivors’ lap of honour and continued for 24 hours over the weekend…

A sixth former from The Arnewood School, New Milton has won a national animation competition with his short film called ‘priorities.’
Year 12 CGI student Michael Paler wowed judges of the Animation 15 UK Schools Computer Animation Competition with his compelling feature on how modern-day children can be distracted by gaming.

Work to transform historic almshouses in Emery Down near Lyndhurst has received a royal seal of approval.
The 140-year-old Victorian Boultbee Cottages have been given a prestigious award by the Prince of Wales after undergoing a £600,000 restoration programme.