A new visitor centre that brings together Thomas Hardy’s cottage and the surrounding landscape has been officially opened.
The centre is a joint project between Dorset County Council and the National Trust and was constructed by contractor Morgan Sindall. Visitors will be able to find out more about Thomas Hardy and the nearby landscape that influenced his work.
Raising hundreds of pounds proved a piece of cake when Colten Care homes in Dorset took part in this year’s Macmillan World’s Biggest Coffee Morning.
Chef Anita Vine baked more than 40 cakes for sale at the family owned company’s Avon Cliff home in Bournemouth, including chocolate and guinness, lemon drizzle and carrot cakes.
Paula Henley has been appointed as chairwoman at Wimborne Town Football Club. A director of Henley’s Response Limited, Paula will take over from the current acting chairman Ken Stewart, who stepped back into the role after the resignation of Paul Miller earlier this year. Paula has had football in her life from an early age,…
An investigation has been launched by police officers following the death of a man in Westbourne. Dorset Police received a report at 8.40am on Sunday 28 September that a man had collapsed in a communal hallway of a premises in Commercial Road. Officers attended together with the ambulance service and discovered 44-year-old local man, Daniel…
The Reverend Canon David Price, former rector of Wimborne celebrated the 50th anniversary of his ordination to the Priesthood on Sunday 28 September. He presided over the Parish Eucharist service at St John’s, Broadstone by kind invitation of the vicar, the Rev’d Canon Nigel Lloyd. A small group of parishioners from Wimborne Minster attended along…
Seven people have been sentenced for drug offences following one of the biggest operations in the county in recent years. Dorset Police pro-actively targeted street level drug dealers in the Boscombe area of Bournemouth where there was a suspicion that drugs offences were being committed.
Staff on the Royal Bournemouth Hospital’s Stroke Unit have been busy celebrating the 105th birthday of one of the hospital’s oldest ever patients. Bournemouth resident Brenda Stockwell was presented with a cake by Ward Sister Nikki Manns and her team today to celebrate the momentous occasion. Brenda was born in Lancashire in 1909 and over…
Regional charity Autism Wessex has launched a new text donate number as part of its charity partnership with Castlepoint Shopping Park. The text donate code ‘SHOP15 £2’ has been launched by Castlepoint and Autism Wessex to help raise vital funds for the charity. Peter Matthews, General Manager at Castlepoint said: “We are delighted to be…
Landlords and lettings agents in Dorset face significant new responsibilities to check the immigration status of prospective tenants, lawyers have warned.
A new chief officer has been appointed to lead Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service (HFRS) from 1 January 2015.
