Bournemouth Hospital Charity is hosting a special event this Friday (30 January) for anyone interested in its ‘Great Wall of China Trek’.
Taking place in April 2016, the challenge takes adventurers along the 2,000-year-old wall which stretches through beautiful woodland, farmland and between hills and mountains. The 70km challenge is physically demanding but extremely rewarding and gives a real insight into China’s history and culture.
Last week Annette Brooke, MP for Mid Dorset and North Poole, signed the Holocaust Educational Trust’s Book of Commitment, in doing so pledging her commitment to Holocaust Memorial Day and honouring those who were murdered during the Holocaust as well as paying tribute to the extraordinary Holocaust survivors who work tirelessly to educate young people.…
Detectives searching for 25-year-old Samantha Henderson from Corfe Castle have released CCTV footage of her the day she disappeared.
Samantha, of Halves Cottages, was reported missing at 8.43am on Thursday 22 January.
The 30th anniversary production from Verwood Pantomime Society, Aladdin by Bradford and Webster, opened on Saturday at the Verwood Hub. Both shows were almost sold out.
Audiences enjoyed all the tradition of the panto with lots singing and dancing, booing and cheering. Every child in the theatre was given the opportunity to join the cast on stage and sing the community song, which many of them did.
A new housing scheme worth £10.4 million has been proposed for the 9-11 St Stephen’s Road car park site, near Bournemouth Square, to encourage more families to live in the town centre. The plan is to build up to 56 new homes, made up of eight town houses and forty-eight apartments along with residential car…
Dorset County Council is closing the A347 from 150m below Parley Cross to Ensbury Bridge between 2-22 March to resurface the road. Local residents will receive letters in the next couple of weeks. The letters will include information about the closure and contact details if there are any access requirements during this time. The road…
Police are becoming increasingly concerned for a woman who went missing in the Wareham area – with a photo being released. Samantha Henderson, who is 25 and from Wareham, was last seen at approximately 4.30pm on Wednesday 21 January 2015 in Corfe Castle. She is described as white, five feet three inches tall, of a…
Christchurch and East Dorset Councils have been contacted by Local Government Minister, Kris Hopkins, who has agreed to provide the Transformation Challenge Award which they bid for.
imborne in Bloom is proud to announce that the Town of Wimborne Minster has been nominated by South and South East in Bloom to represent the Region for the Small Town Category in the 2015 National RHS Britain in Bloom Competition. This follows the success of 2012 when Wimborne achieved the great accolade of a national title with a Gold Award for the first time. The group’s target is to repeat this remarkable success in 2015. It will be the fifth time of entry into the National Competition in Wimborne in Bloom’s 22 years.
Dorset’s Douch Family Funeral Directors donated £200 to the YMCA thanks to their Christmas trees of remembrance initiative.
Members of the public were invited to hang a message on a Christmas tree, displayed in the group’s branches, in memory of a loved one.
For a donation they could also hang a bauble and the money raised went to the Bournemouth YMCA’s winter appeal for the homeless.
