Spring poetry winners announced at Kingston Lacy
The winners of the spring poetry competition held at Kingston Lacy earlier this year have just been announced at a prize-giving ceremony.
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50,000th Flybe passenger at Bournemouth gets a surprise!
Flybe, Europe’s largest regional airline, has celebrated its first major milestone at Bournemouth Airport with its 50,000th passenger travelling through the airport today (19 August 2015) on a flight to Paris Charles de Gaulle.
Seahorse sighting at Studland Bay
A seahorse sighting has been made in Studland Bay by a Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) marine awareness officer. The sighting confirms that seahorses are alive, well and breeding in Studland Bay this summer.
Local slimmer strikes gold – twice!
A weight-loss expert from Ferndown has struck gold twice for the exceptional work she does in helping more than 200 people in the area to lose weight every week.
Oarsome time raises more than £13,000
Diverse Abilities, Dorset’s disability charity, recently held its famous Dragon Boat Race in Poole Park, sponsored by Spectrum Housing Group, and raised over £13,000 which will help enable the charity to continuing providing vital support to children and adults with disabilities across the county. All of the 11 teams went head to head in boats…
Pirate mania hits Wimborne Model Town
Pirate mania at Wimborne Model Town is growing as the special Pirates Day on 26 August approaches
Death defying displays at Great Dorset Steam Fair
Organisers of the Great Dorset Steam Fair have announced one of the most prolific stunt riders in the world as part of the entertainment on offer at the event, which runs from 2–6 September. Matt Coulter aka the ‘Kangaroo Kid’ from Brisbane, Australia, has entertained millions of fans across the globe with his unique shows, blending…
Burial site sheds light on Dorset’s ‘dark age’
Archaeologists working for the National Trust who made a surprise discovery of an ancient burial site have now established that it comes from a little known period at the end of the Bronze Age. The burial site was uncovered at Long Bredy, between Dorchester and Bridport, where the National Trust was carrying out drainage and…
Cherry Tree Nursery’s 25th celebratory BBQ
A group of volunteers and friends at Cherry Tree Nursery celebrated the charity’s 25th anniversary with a barbecue on 14 August. John Robbins from Moose International Winton 181 presented a cheque for £1,000 to go towards the cost of replacing the nursery gate with a more secure one, following a break-in earlier this year. The…
Commemorating VJ Day in Wimborne
A service was held on the Minster Green round the town’s War Memorial in Wimborne at the weekend to commemorate the 70th Anniversary of VJ Day and the end of World War ll. After opening welcomes from the rector of Wimborne Minster the Rev’d Canon Vanessa Herrick and the Mayor Cllr Shane Bartlett, Bruce MacFarlane…