Month: February 2016

A man who downloaded almost 24,000 indecent images of children has been jailed for two years and nine months.

Residents at Colten Care homes in Dorset have celebrated The Queen’s achievement as the longest reigning monarch in British history.

Last Friday extreme sport enthusiasts of Ringwood got the chance to use their brand new skatepark and it’s not been empty since. The only drawback to its popularity is that not everyone can use it at once, so there is some waiting around. Even so, the comment from those using the park is unanimous, “It’s…

Drones could revolutionise policing in the same way that the introduction of police radios did in the 1960s. That’s according to Dorset’s Police and Crime Commissioner who believes drones have a key role to play in the fight against crime and protecting the public. The county’s police force is one the few across England and…

A Dorset law firm is helping the county’s largest conservation charity to reach out to the public with the latest in a series of substantial donations.

Criticism has been voiced following the stapling of notices to trees on Poor Common in Ferndown, whilst the noticeboards have been left bare. Resident Tony Brown who knows the area well, said, “I think the signs spoil the ambience and aesthetics of the woodland walk. I appreciate the requests on the posters but why the…

Bournemouth University (BU) third year students are making ‘twiddle mitts’ for patients living with dementia at The Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (RBCH), but as the ‘twiddle mitts’ are in constant demand they want natty knitters to pick up their needles and help knit more.

Detectives are appealing to the public to help identify a man suspected of causing criminal damage at a pub in Bournemouth. The incident occurred at around 9.10pm on Tuesday 29 December 2015 at The Grove Tavern, Southbourne Grove. A man was seen on CCTV throwing a beer glass at a pane of glass on the main…