Following months of campaigning by Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) and over 10,500 letters sent to the Secretary of State, the development of a large solar station on the SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest) Rampisham Down in West Dorset, has been ‘called in’ by the Department of Communities and Local Government.
Paige Peall, Marketing Assistant at Poole’s Lewis-Manning Hospice is going sky high with her younger sister, Shannon, to raise funds for the charity that provides free care and support to local people with cancer and other life-limiting illnesses.
Medical herbalist Rachel Heathcote will be leading a special walk and workshop at Wimborne-based Knoll Gardens on 18 July. The event will begin with a gentle herb walk to unearth the secrets of Knoll Garden’s natural medicine chest before getting hands-on in a workshop designed to show you how to use natural herbs to treat…
Around 400 people enjoyed the Open Gardens day held in aid of Wimborne in Bloom on Sunday 28 June, which raised in the region of £2,500 for this year’s campaign. Apart from a little rain as the gardens opened at 11am, it was ideal weather for walking outdoors. There were six new gardens this year…
Yesterday (1 July) Bournemouth Council’s Planning Board granted planning permission for all three applications submitted by AFC Bournemouth.
The beach recycling scheme in Christchurch, which was 12 months in the planning and which took eight weeks to implement, has been completed. The scheme to replenish beaches in Christchurch affected by the succession of storms during the winter of 2013/14 has involved pumping sand and shingle from the large off-shore sandbar (known as an…
Michael Owen, who spent many years as town clerk of Ferndown Town Council died on 19 May 2015. His funeral took place on 29 June.
New from the BBC’s Top Gear, the SUVs which featured in the extended last episode of Series 22, are now on display to the public at Beaulieu’s World of Top Gear. In the second half of the programme, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May try to become lifestyle leisure enthusiasts with the help of some…
Despite what you may read in the papers and online, Legal Aid has not died but is severely restricted, and Letchers Solicitors are still able to offer Legal Aid. Letchers Solicitors has once again passed the SQM Quality Assurance Audit which will enable them to continue providing Legal Aid services for clients for Crime, Family…
A Christchurch man has been jailed for two years and four months for committing a string of burglaries. Peter James Evans, 26, was sentenced at Bournemouth Crown Court on Friday 26 June after previously pleading guilty to one count of burglary at the same court. He also asked for 14 other burglaries committed in Dorset…
