Following an extensive operation to tackle drug misuse in the Boscombe area of Bournemouth a total of 37 people have been convicted of drug supply offences, with sentences of over 70 years handed down by the courts.
Pancake Day (Tuesday 17 February) will see the cobbled area of Church Street in Christchurch transformed into a race track as chefs, business people and local celebrities grab their frying pans and toss their way to victory in pancake races. The Christchurch Food Festival is holding the pancake races on Shrove Tuesday in front of…
The voluntary team on the Ferndown in Bloom Committee are inviting residents who would like to help steer, support, promote, and possibly even judge the 2015 competition to attend the Annual General Meeting on Thursday, 12 February. The meeting will be held in the Cedar Room at the Haskins Garden Centre restaurant at 4pm.
World record holder and three times London Marathon winner, Paula Radcliffe recently found out about the Christchurch & East Dorset Partnership’s Activate Coast & Countryside project whilst enjoying some time out with family and friends at Moors Valley Country Park.
Verwood Pantomime Society’s 30th anniversary production ‘Aladdin’ by Bradford and Webster is almost ready to roll. The first show is on Saturday 24 January at 2pm and 6.30pm followed by 7.30pm shows on Wed 28th, Thurs 29th and Friday 30th. There are two final shows on Saturday 31st at 2pm and 6.30pm. Tickets are still…
British Blues Award 2014 winner, Laurence Jones is appearing for charity. The event will be taking place on Thursday 5 February at Mr Kyps in Poole from 8pm. It will be raising money for Langside School, an independent, non-maintained, special day school for disabled children aged two to 19, run by the Dorset charity Diverse…
The independent crime-fighting charity Crimestoppers, is offering a reward of up to £2,000 for information regarding the burglary of a woman in West Parley. The victim was home alone watching television on the evening of Saturday 20 December, when two men broke into her home, threatened her with a long silver blade and then tied…
Another addition to the conveyancing staff at Harold G Walker has allowed the firm to fill a gap at its Verwood office. Karena Harrison who joins from another local firm will be joined in the Verwood office by one of the firm’s Partners, Alan Fairley.
Lawrences in Crewkerne kicked off a busy week of auctions on 13 January with nearly 800 lots of silver and vertu. The sale was viewed by dealers and private buyers and keen international interest from the internet and telephone bidders ensured that most lots found buyers. The day’s top prices were paid for items that…
