Year: 2016

Staff and fundraisers have celebrated a record breaking donation of £14,109.19p collected at Stewarts Garden Centres in Christchurch and Broomhill near Wimborne.

Dedicated Swanage Railway volunteers are celebrating the heritage line carrying a record-breaking 217,080 passengers during 2015

The Bournemouth and Poole Holocaust Memorial Day Committee has held their annual act of commemoration at Bournemouth International Centre for the first time. Taking place on Sunday 31 January, the afternoon brought together a huge number of people from across the local community and beyond. Tributes were made to all those who were killed or persecuted…

Dorset police officers carried out an operation to address local concerns about dangerous driving in the Charminster area of Bournemouth. The operation took place in January 2016, in response in response to concerns from residents, councillors and schools over dangerous driving in the area. Officers from Neighbourhood Policing Teams (NPTs) across Bournemouth joined forces with…

The New Forest’s popular volunteer fair enjoyed its most successful year ever as hundreds flocked to the annual event. Over 500 people came along to search for their perfect volunteer role among the hundreds offered by the 46 local organisations attending. Exhibitors at the event, which was organised by the New Forest National Park Authority,…

Mrs Margaret Firth, chairman of the East Dorset Marks & Spencer Retired Staff Association presented a cheque for £1,000 to Frances Cornelius

Detectives investigating an attempted armed robbery in Boscombe are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward. The incident happened at 10.40pm on Monday (1 February) at the Premier store on Christchurch Road. It was reported that a man entered the shop, threatened staff with a kitchen knife and demanded cash. No money…