The new visitor centre at Hardy’s Birthplace, now enjoying its first summer, is thriving with the increase in visitor numbers, and new volunteers are being sought to help with the demand.
Detectives in Bournemouth are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward after a woman was raped in the town. Police were called by a member of the public at 2.17am this morning, (21 July), to reports of a woman being sexually assaulted in Lower Gardens. The victim, an 18-year-old local woman, was…
Following the theft of a rowing boat in Christchurch, CCTV images have been released by police officers. The incident took place at around 7.40pm on Saturday 4 July when two male suspects entered a garden that backs onto the River Stour on Beaulieu Road via a rubber dinghy, before attempting to take a blue-and-white rowing…
Comic genius Bill Bailey might expect this review to read: “not too bad, all things considered” because he knows about this over-used statement and that the British will consider the sky, the trees, profiteroles, jellyfish, Motzart, Elgar and everything else before using it.
Heatherlands Hopscotch Preschool held its first ever Graduation which took place on Friday, 17 July 2015. The children enjoyed a day full of fun and games followed by party food and a children’s entertainer.
The Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals are appealing for natty knitters and crocheters to make and donate ‘baby boob beanies’ in time for World Breastfeeding Week, 1-7 August. The quirky hats are designed to look like a bare breast when worn by a breastfeeding baby, and originated as part of an online social movement to…
A trip to a Ladies European Tour championship and the chance to rub shoulders with top players turned into a title inspiration for Dorset’s Becky Dodd. In the space of just two weeks she cut six shots off her handicap and won the Dorset girls’ championship, claiming both scratch and handicap prizes. “It was a…
A pioneering mental health surf project for young people, the Wave Project, is in line for a national award and is calling upon local residents to help them achieve this prestigious recognition. Originally starting in Cornwall, the Wave Project came to Dorset in 2013 with support from Dorset HealthCare, which funded a successful pilot scheme.…
West Moors Fun Day At The Farm 2015 combines the successful West Moors Fun Day with Sturts Community Trust’s own annual Summer Fete. With Dog Shows, Arena Events, Live Bands, Marquee Competitions and much more this is bound to be a great family day out for the local community.See programme below for more information. Date:…