Month: September 2015

Dorset’s Police and Crime Commissioner, Martyn Underhill, has announced his intention to appoint Colin Pipe as his Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner.

Two new large trees have been planted in the gardens at Kingston Lacy to mark the 30th Anniversary of the Bournemouth and Poole National Trust Association.

Son Yambu play authentic Cuban son, the intoxicating fusion of Spanish and African rhythms that gave rise to salsa. See them at the Regent, Christchurch on Friday, 16 October at 8pm. There is also an introductory Cuban dance workshop from 6.30-7.30pm. The band features a new generation of Cuban musicians who are all passionate about maintaining…

A Bournemouth man, who possessed and distributed multiple indecent images of children, has been jailed for 32 months.

A charity garden party served up a £2,286.45 donation for Lewis-Manning Hospice, which offers free care to people with cancer and other life-limiting illnesses.

Officers investigating a sexual assault onboard a bus travelling from Bournemouth to Christchurch have released a CCTV image of a man they would like to speak to. At around 2.45pm on Thursday 30 July, a seven-year-old boy was travelling on the 1a Yellow Bus at Gervis Road when a man inappropriately touched him. The offender…

A man who was videoed pulling the head off a woodpigeon that was posted on Facebook has been handed a five year Criminal Behaviour Order.

Organisers of the Great Dorset Steam Fair say the opening day (2 September) was a huge success. Traffic delays were at an all-time low for day one, and hoards of pay-on-arrival campers and day visitors turned up to experience the sights and sounds of the unique festival. This year sees significant improvements to the infrastructure,…