Thousands of people turned out on Saturday for the Switch On of the Christmas lights in Ringwood. With entertainment from elves (from Ringwood School) giving out sweets, singers, fair rides, choirs and bands as well as over 60 exhibitor stalls and Roger the Ringwood Reindeer adding to the fun, there was something for everyone to…
A court has dismissed an appeal against Borough of Poole’s decision to issue a Noise Abatement Notice on a residential property in Poole used as a party house. Borough of Poole issued a Noise Abatement Notice on 1 April 2014 against Ms Michelle King, trading as Deluxe Holiday Homes, for breach of noise regulations at…
Bob Walter is to stand down as the MP for North Dorset ahead of the 2015 General Election. Having completed close to 18 years of service to the people of the the parliamentary constituency – which stretches from Alderholt to Galnvilles Wootton and Winterborne Zelston to Bourton – Bob will not be standing as the…
Staff at East Dorset District Council’s offices at Furzehill, Wimborne, have opted for a different way of celebrating Christmas – by raising money to ‘twin toilets’ instead of sending each other Christmas cards.
Borough of Poole has started a major conservation project at Arrowsmith Coppice to help conserve and enhance the area, bringing additional benefits to local wildlife and the community.
New Christmas lights, two trees, a lantern parade, fair rides, Santa’s Grotto and guaranteed ‘snow’ attracted crowds of people to Ringwood for the new style Christmas switch on event. Held on Small Business Saturday, (6 December) the event started at 9.30am and the party was still swinging at 7pm. The town council’s new style celebration…
A Bournemouth man has been charged with two counts of robbery in relation to offences in Boscombe at the Londis Best-in convenience store on Palmerston Road on 1 December and the Ladbrokes bookmakers on Seabourne Road on 3 December. Ben Beck is due to appear in Bournemouth Magistrates Court today (8 December). The first offence…
Police arrested two men following robberies at Betfred bookmakers at around 7pm on 4 December, and McColls at around 4pm on Saturday (6 December) on Old Christchurch Road in Bournemouth. At Betfred bookmakers two offenders wearing black clothes and armed with kitchen-style knives threatened a member of staff and stole a quantity of money. At…
Heart-felt tributes are being paid to a determined Swanage Railway veteran and pioneer since the late 1960s following her death at the age of 92.
Devoted to the cause, Moyra Cross was one of a handful of community-spirited volunteers who stood in Station Road, Swanage, in all weathers back in 1969 gathering signatures for a petition against British Rail closing the ten-mile branch line from Wareham.
The first annual Bournemouth Young Volunteer Awards was held at the Life Centre in Winton where an audience of over 250 youth and adults recognised the valuable contribution made by young people volunteering within the community. The Bournemouth Young Volunteer Award was launched in August 2013 and organised through a partnership initiative with the Bournemouth…
