Members of Christchurch Citizens Association (CCA) have signed an agreement to allow them to undertake refurbishment work on Druitt Hall in Christchurch. The agreement gives CCA tenancy of the hall prior to a three-year lease being granted to them from 1 September 2014, as agreed by Christchurch Council’s Resources Committee in June. The refurbishment work…
Robert Walter MP (North Dorset) formally re-opened the new-look Fontmell Magna Village Shop & Post Office on 18 July. Bob Walter MP and loyal customer Mac Mortiboy cut the ribbon with postmaster Jan Attfield and her husband Rick to officially re-open the refurbished Fontmell Magna Village Shop & Post Office following its two-and-a-half week closure.…
You may remember an exciting football final between Germany and Argentina earlier this month, but it was Spain who lifted the World Cup trophy in Bournemouth Hospital Charity’s 6-a-side tournament on Sunday. The reds breezed their way through to the final at the Littledown Centre before finishing their last match with a 2-0 win over…
A man, of no fixed abode, has been sentenced to four and a half years’ imprisonment for robbing an elderly couple in Poole. Marek Merrifield, 38, pleaded guilty to the offence on Wednesday 16 July 2014 Bournemouth Crown Court and was sentenced on the same day. The court heard evidence that on Wednesday 27 November…
Taking in some of Poole’s most attractive scenery, Lewis-Manning Hospice is looking for participants to take part in the sponsored 14km Poole Bay Walk on 3 August. The charity, which is based in Lilliput and gives free care and support to local people with cancer and other life-limiting illnesses, is looking for supporters to help…
Poole’s premier pedal bike night returns to the Quay on Thursday 24 July with breath-taking acrobatic cycle displays from the Animal WD40 Action Sports Tour. The free fun for all the family starts at 7pm, and includes the opportunity to have a go on a range of trick cycles and crazy bikes, browse a wide…
Trading Standards officers in Poole have been working with a trained sniffer dog in an effort to stop the supply of illegal tobacco. Alfie, a three-year-old collie and springer spaniel cross trained to sniff out tobacco and large amounts of cash, helped officers from Borough of Poole and Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs with visits…
Annette Brooke, MP for Mid Dorset and North Poole, has been made a member of the Privy Council. Annette will join, amongst others, senior politicians who are (or have been) members of either the House of Commons or the House of Lords. Her Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council, usually known simply as the Privy Council,…
Little did Ann Powrie know that when she made her purchase at Webb’s Butchers and entered CashUnity on her 48th wedding anniversary that she would also win a £1,000 and a bouquet of flowers.
Christchurch MP Chris Chope attended a barbecue and bubbly event to celebrate the first six months of CashUnity on 11 July and drew Ann as the June winner from over 500 entries. She and her husband Keith have lived in West Moors for 31 years.
Dedicated Swanage Railway volunteers are supporting the town’s regatta and carnival – held in aid of local charities and good causes – by running extra trains so visitors can leave their vehicles and ‘let the train take the strain’ when travelling to the popular annual event.
