A year after being rescued by Waggy Tails, the Dorset animal charity, the little corgi cross who has a customised cart to help his mobility is still looking for a forever home. Although some of his relatives are comfortably placed, Milo doesn’t need a palace, but he will need room to wheel about. The sparky,…
Ringwood should have a new skate park by next summer. Town councillors have agreed with young skaters that the park at Carvers needed replacing. The new floodlit concrete park will cost around £180,000 and it is hoped that designs will be finalised and planning permission granted in January, with work starting in March. Funds from…
An autumn fair held at Kingston Lacy on Sunday 28 September attracted crowds of visitors keen to celebrate the season. The magnificent colours of autumn provided the perfect backdrop for a celebration of the season at Kingston Lacy. Over 3,700 people, adults and children, joined in the fun finding out more about local food, drink…
The Woofability assistance dog for the disabled, sponsored by mags4dorset from birth, has broken new ground by being partnered with a care home. She is the first Woofability dog to be partnered in this way. mags4dorset raised over £1600 to purchase and help train the puppy. Born in August 2011, readers were invited to name…
Bournemouth is set to become home to a colony of penguins thanks to a £1.5million investment in the town’s Oceanarium. Following five years of planning the seafront tourist attraction is set to embark on the biggest project in its 16 year history, which will increase the size of the Oceanarium by a third. The centrepiece…
The Regent Centre management are very sorry to announce that the show, Sir Chris Bonington: Life & Times on Thursday 2 October 7.30pm, has had to be postponed until Tuesday 27 January 7.30pm owing to Sir Chris’ ill health. The Regent Centre management regret any inconvenience caused to ticket holders and they may retain their…
The stage is set for Bournemouth’s biggest fireworks party at the Littledown Centre on Saturday, 8 November. With three top quality displays, including the famous White Knuckle – the 15th Bournemouth Fireworks are bound to go with a bang. But organisers are reminding revellers to stay safe and have issued a simple safety message to…
Police are becoming increasingly concerned for the welfare of a missing woman from Weymouth. Victoria West, aged 27, was last seen at her home address along Canberra Road approximately two weeks ago but was reported missing yesterday (30 September). Victoria was due to move into her mother’s house but the alarm was raised after she…
Ferndown Tennis Club is celebrating the arrival of its new floodlights at the King George V Playing Field courts. Work is in progress to get the lights in operation ready for the autumn season. The floodlights were made possible with funding from several grants including £39,765 from Sport England. Chairman Lynn Chong said, “We can’t…
Oscar the 5-year-old African grey parrot sparked a rescue operation when he was spotted landing on the shoulders of shoppers at Bournemouth’s Castlepoint Shopping Park.
He had escaped from his Ferndown home two days’ earlier and his relieved owners Mark and Julie Hanna were contacted by Castlepoint after their ‘missing parrot’ notice was found on Gumtree.
