Year: 2015

Hillside Community First school in Verwood has prepared for the darker winter days by ‘blinging’ their rides recently.

Social media apps which map your route whilst cycling are believed to contribute to the increased number of high value cycles being stolen in Dorset, police say. Officers from Dorset Police are encouraging cyclists who enjoy Dorset’s landscape on two wheels to check their settings on certain apps, particularly people who enjoy sharing their journeys…

The Poppy Appeal will be launched in Wimborne on Saturday 24 October. At 11am a column of historic military vehicles will drive Cllr Shane Bartlett, the Mayor of Wimborne Minster, from Allenbourne School around the town to the Square where he will launch the 2015 appeal, which helps serving and former service men and women. The military…

Dumpton School has extend its nursery opening hours and now offers sessions from 8.30am-5.30pm. The school aims to give children the very best start in life and the newly refurbished is set within the dedicated Pre-Prep department.  Experienced staff allow children to develop at their own pace, learn to be confident communicators and develop a love of learning that…

Special effects make-up artist David Brown has built up a wealth of experience working on productions such as Game of Thrones, Guardians of the Galaxy and The Dark Knight Rises. You can see just how he does what he does as part of the Hollywood Special Effects Show which arrives at Lighthouse on 27 October.…

If you are a senior citizen and you live in or around Parley then why not take up the local Rotary club’s invitation to join them for afternoon tea?

Until its new headquarters is ready, the Friends of the New Forest Airfields is out and about on the road taking the story of the airfields to the public. On October 20, the Friends will be in the Ann Rose room at the Greyfriars Community Centre, 44 Christchurch Rd, Ringwood.

Officers investigating a shoplifting offence in Wimborne have released a CCTV image of a woman they would like to speak to in relation to the incident. At 12.40pm on Sunday 13 September 2015, a woman entered the Superdrug store in The Square, selected a large quantity of make up before leaving without paying. Police Constable…

More than 130 medical staff, patients and keen cyclists have raised over £5,000 for heart equipment at Bournemouth Hospital Charity’s cycling event Pedal Power.
The money will go towards an electrocardiograph (ECG) machine for the Royal Bournemouth Hospital’s Heart Unit. ECG machines play an essential role in the diagnosis and treatment of heart disease and around 50,000 ECGs are carried out in the Heart Unit each year.