Chairman of East Dorset District Council, Cllr Steve Lugg, has planted a tree to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day. The tree, a locally-grown Acer Palmateum Suminagashi, was planted on the green near the junction of Martins Drive and Wimborne Road East in Ferndown. It was draped in black and yellow ribbons to denote ‘remembrance and hope’…
A successful event held in Wimborne’s minster church on Saturday (23 January) raised around £800 for its funds. The brainchild of Barry Glazier, chairman of the minster’s fundraising and events committee, the Minster Tales told of some of its history through the mouths of actors. Characters included Cuthburga, founder of the ancient abbey, Lady Margaret…
Detectives are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward after a man was assaulted in Poole Park, near the crazy golf. The incident happened between 6.15pm and 7pm on Saturday 23 January. A 59-year-old local man, was walking through the park when he was approached from behind by the offender who assaulted…
Football Foundation Ambassador and Sky Sports News anchor, Hayley McQueen, has announced that £1.5m of funding, designed specifically for grassroots clubs to start new teams and qualify more coaches to cater for under-represented groups, is set to open for applications.
Brittany Ferries has chartered a vessel to carry freight between Poole and Bilbao, in northern Spain. A pure RoRo craft, Pelican has the capacity for around one hundred unaccompanied trailers and 12 drivers and will begin service with the company in early February. She comes from shipping company Maritime Nantaise and will operate two round-trips…
Planners have recommended the granting of permission for a wooden sculpture of Stonehenge built in Worth Matravers.
Visiting restrictions have been introduced at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital due to the presence of the sickness and diarrhoea bug norovirus. The incidence of norovirus has increased in the community and this can spread where people are grouped in a close environment, such as hospitals and schools. RBCH is working hard to reduce the spread…
Children in Poole can learn all about computer programming at a new Code Club available at Poole Central Library
Pancake Day on Tuesday 9 February will again see the cobbled area of Church Street in Christchurch transformed into a race track as chefs, business people and local celebrities grab their frying pans and toss their way to victory in pancake races. The Christchurch Food Festival is holding the pancake races on Shrove Tuesday in…
The power… the passion… the perfection Welcome to Oye Santana – four decades’ worth of hits from ‘Black Magic Woman’ and ‘Oye Como Va via Carnaval’, ‘Dance Sister Dance’ and ‘She’s Not There to Smooth’ – played with power, passion and perfection. Prepare yourself for guitar wizardry, keyboard mastery, astonishing vocals and powerhouse brass, and…
