Tony Beard and Dave Manston swept the board with their displays of daffodils at Wimborne Horticultural Society’s spring show at the Allendale Centre on 9 April, winning most of the cups and certificates between them.
The unique model town in Wimborne is flying the flag for its town during Dorset Residents’ Week by offering a special 50% reduction in admission charge for local people. Between 18 and 24 April, Dorset folk can enjoy the delights of the miniature vintage buildings, railway, dolls’ houses and garden facilities at an adult 2…
Detectives have launched a murder investigation following the death of a baby boy from Boscombe – with one man being arrested. At around 3.30pm on Friday 8 April, police received a report from the ambulance service that a baby had been taken seriously ill at a flat along Carysfort Road. A three-month-old boy had sustained…
Ringwood Seals took part in the Dorset Novice League by special invitation and won the first two rounds, this took them into the final knowing that they had to beat Poole (who had won the last four years) to win the trophy.
Amie Knight with her original country song ‘Two Guys’ won the final of Live: Ferndown on Friday 8 April. The 19-year-old country singer / guitarist announced that the track was to be her first single on her debut EP and the audience at the Barrington Theatre was the first to hear it live. After the performance, it was judged to have a real feel-good factor.
Police are warning motorists, in particular tradespeople, to be vigilant following a number of thefts from unattended motor vehicles. Criminals are predominantly targeting commercial vehicles which are parked up in Poole and Bournemouth at any time of the day and night. Over 30 vans have been broken into over a two-month period. Power tools have…
A man has been jailed for four years for killing his friend with one punch at a Dorset holiday park. Jason James, 41 and of Torquay, was sentenced at Winchester Crown Court today, Friday 8 April, after pleading guilty to manslaughter at the same court on 15 March 2016.
Officers from Dorset, Hampshire and Wiltshire Special Constabularies have joined forces to tackle crime in rural communities. Operation Seashell involved 20 Special officers who worked with Dorset Police colleagues to patrol parts of the Dorset countryside between 7pm on Saturday 02 April and 3am on Sunday 03 April.
In its second week, the Friday market in Ferndown got underway again today (8 April) in Victoria Road attracting early morning shoppers into the town. Organised by Ferndown Chamber of Commerce with the help of Ferndown Town Council, the market was originally planned to go ahead in Penny’s Walk and according to the president of…
Queen’s Park Golf Course is home to the Bournemouth Open – now in its 65th year. Entries are currently being accepted for competitors in this amateur tournament organised by the BAGC in June. This year, some of the competitions are being held at Meyrick Park Golf Course too.
