Local, family run bakery, Reeve the Baker, whose 11 shops include Ringwood, has won a national bakery industry award for its multi-seed sourdough loaves. The loaves, which were introduced to the bakery’s range earlier this year, were named Speciality Bread of the Year at the Baking Industry Awards. Now in their 28th year, the awards…
St Giles House in Dorset, the ancestral seat of the Earls of Shaftesbury, has been announced as the winner of the 2015 Historic Houses Association (HHA) & Sotheby’s Restoration Award. The house, which has remained in the family since the 14th century, had been abandoned and left derelict for over 50 years.
Detectives investigating the death of Elliot Handley in Dorchester have charged a man with his murder. At around 9.50pm on 26 May, police were called to a flat in The Grove and discovered the body of the 46-year-old from Eastleigh. A post mortem examination revealed Elliot had died from multiple blunt force head injuries. Today,…
Local police officers attended a wooded area around the Matchams viewpoint on 9 September and recovered a large number of cannabis plants being grown in the outdoors. PCSO Adam Fitzwalter of Dorset Police said, “We estimate the yield of these plants to have a value of several thousand pounds. National intelligence suggests that over 60%…
Having just been awarded a five star hygiene rating by East Dorset District Council, Wimborne Model Town tea room had a surprise elf encounter with the cast of Storylight Theatre arriving for tea before their recent performance in the town’s illuminated Sensory Garden.
Big Lottery Fund, Dorset Community Action and Christchurch and East Dorset Councils are giving local organisations the opportunity to maximise the potential for funding at a ‘Dragons’ Den’ style event. The event is suitable for any organisations searching for funds, which would like to get first-hand expert advice on their project idea and its chances…
Bournemouth Hospital Charity is asking supporters to ‘help a heart’ by signing up to its Pedal Power event to raise money for the Royal Bournemouth Hospital’s Heart Unit.
The Friends of St Catherine’s Hill in Christchurch are holding a ‘History on the Hill’ day on Sunday 27 September from 10.30am to 4.00pm. The event is all about celebrating the rich history of this special site, and is suitable for all ages with plenty of child-friendly activities, including the making of bread, bricks and…
A £50,000 appeal to help carry out a major heavy overhaul of the only surviving 1920s Southern Railway ‘N’ class steam locomotive has been launched by a group of dedicated Swanage Railway volunteers.
A Bournemouth-based firm has become one of only 160 companies in the world to receive royal approval, for supplying a high quality laundry service to the family home of the Prince of Wales.