Day: September 30, 2015

Hundreds of people enjoyed the spectacle of scaled-down steam engines working the streets around the world famous Wimborne Model Town amidst the glorious sunshine of the last weekend in September. The mini steamers hauled young and old on specially constructed passenger trailers against the backdrop of a collection of classic motorbikes, some dating from the…

Emergency services along with English Heritage simulated a fire at Osborne House, Isle of Wight, as part of a major training exercise on Sunday 27 September 2015. Fire crews from both the Isle of Wight and Hampshire worked closely with colleagues at Hampshire Constabulary and English Heritage to simulate and jointly resolve a fire incident…

West Moors Parish Council recently thanked the Wimborne and Ferndown Lions Club for gifting a defibrillator (AED) to the village.

Community First New Forest’s Better Lives service is giving residents the chance to join the service at half price. For the first year only, membership is £15 per annum for the first 200 members.

A convicted fraudster who secretly used a woman’s credit card and took out new ones in her name has been ordered to pay back more than £17,000. Mark David Freeman, 53, of Verwood, was convicted on 18 August 2014 at Bournemouth Crown Court of 16 counts of fraud by false representation. The court heard that…