An Alderholt man has been sentenced to five years’ imprisonment for three counts of burglary in Dorset and Hampshire. On 12 May, Manny Barney, 33, was convicted and sentenced at Bournemouth Crown Court for three burglaries in Verwood, Christchurch and Hampshire. On 31 May 2013 at Footners Lane, Christchurch, Barney carried out a distraction burglary…
Ferndown Upper School came out victorious in a very close, competitive game against St Peter’s School in the U16 Dorset County Cup Final held at Chapelgate. In the first 15 minutes Ferndown pushed hard against a determined St Peter’s midfield and solid defence. A break away counter attack however from St Peter’s midfield ended in…
Ferndown Sports FC’s refurbished clubhouse and changing room facility at King George V Playing fields was vandalised recently when graffiti including foul words were daubed over the exterior walls.
Ultrasonic sound waves are being used to kill off algae at an East Dorset reservoir.
Officers in Bournemouth are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward following a robbery in the town – with an e-fit of the offender being released. The incident happened at about 9.30pm on Sunday 11 May as the victim was walking through King’s Park. The victim, a 45-year-old man, was chased by…
Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) is asking for donations of unwanted art to raise money for wildlife in Dorset
Art lovers in Dorset will be able to view a painting usually only seen in galleries in European capitals after the National Trust’s Kingston Lacy took receipt of a loan from the National Gallery in London for the first time. ‘Homage to Velázquez’ by acclaimed 17th century Italian artist Luca Giordano, will hang in the…
Richard Brockbank, aged 27, from Thatcham, was last seen at a petrol station in Newbury at 10pm on Monday night (19/5). He has not been seen since. It is believed he is in the Dorset area as his car, a black Ford Fiesta, has since been found in Wareham, Dorset. Richard is white, 5ft 9ins…
Hundreds of cyclists assembled at Watchet Harbour on the Somerset coast to take part in the 4th annual Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance Coast to Coast (C2C) Cycle Challenge on Sunday (18 May). Not designed as a race, the event saw cyclists of all ages and abilities set off on a ‘gruelling but gloriously sunny’…
