Year: 2015

What a turnout for AFC Bournemouth’s victory open top bus tour along the seafront on 4 May.
Originally planned to celebrate the Cherries’ promotion to the Premier League, (a first in its 116 year history), it got bumped to a victory tour after they also secured the Sky Bet Championship title on 2 May.

Dorset-based comedy pianist Matt Black and his manager Jon Cox have set off on a three legged bike ride from John O’Groats to Land’s End with a piano. Jon has only got one leg. He lost the other when he was four-years-old after he was run over by a lorry. He got his first bike…

Police officers who saved a man’s life in Bournemouth met the survivor and his family at an emotional gathering last week.

The Taphouse of Wimborne, which opened its doors in December 2013, has been awarded the East Dorset Campaign For Real Ales (CAMRA) ‘Pub of the Year’ 2014.

A man who raped and assaulted a woman in Bournemouth has been sentenced to eight years in prison.
Emmanuel Mutandi, 22, from Bedfordshire, was found guilty of rape and assault at Bournemouth Crown Court on Friday 24 April 2015.

The seafront route of the celebratory open top bus parade will start at Boscombe Pier at 11am and make its way along the promenade finishing at Bournemouth Pier.

Arts University Bournemouth (AUB) recently held an exclusive viewing of the Jerwood Drawing Prize and a showcase of student drawings to raise awareness of the University’s new Drawing Studio Appeal. The anticipated Drawing Studio has been endorsed by David Hockney who was announced on the night as the prestigious patron of the new building. In…

Susan Simmonds from Bransgore and Denise Freemantle from West Wellow are taking part in the 18th London MoonWalk on 16 May. Raising funds for breast cancer charity they will start at Clapham Common and walk 26.2 miles overnight through London. ‘MoonWalking’ for the third time – having previously taken part in 2011 and 2012 –  Susan and Denise…