The girls are going great guns at Dumpton School, Wimborne this year. The U13 girls became IAPS National Netball Champions in March, and Year 5 boasts both the European under-10s’ Dry Ski Slope Champion and an English, British and European Taekwondo Champion. In addition, of the 24 senior school scholarships awarded to Year 8 students…
Meritorious awards have been presented at Christchurch Council to two individuals and a group. One individual award went to Peter Allam, currently the Chief Executive of the Weymouth and Portland Sailing Academy. He is the only Christchurch-born person to achieve an Olympic medal, winning one in 1984 sailing a dinghy which he and Jo Richards…
Mr Philip Jones (44) has been appointed headteacher of Ferndown Upper School from 1 September.
Do you know this couple? Dorset Police would like to speak to them in connection with the theft of five pairs of trousers from The Minster Boutique, West Street, Wimborne. At around 10am on Wednesday 15 April a man and woman went into the boutique and placed the trousers worth around £300 in total into…
Emma-Jane Toop won the audience’s hearts as well as the judges’ votes at the final of the Voice of Ferndown on 17 April.
Verwood Concert Brass used the occasion of its spring concert on 18 April to present a cheque for £1,000 to the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance Service.
Students from the Bishop of Winchester Academy have won the Bournemouth Soroptimist club organised STEM Year 9 challenge for local schools
Students at the three secondary schools in Christchurch have cooked to the top of their ability to win prizes in competitions organised by Christchurch Food Festival Education Trust and sponsored by Christchurch Rotary.
A visit by pupils at Winchelsea School proved a slice of cake at a Poole care home.
Mr Lloyd Rayner has been appointed deputy musical director of the Ringwood and Burley Band. He is currently assisting the current musical director Steve Block, but will take the position of musical director when Steve leaves the band during the summer. Having started his musical career with the Ringwood and Burley Band at the age…
