Hospices Rock, a fundraising night held at Mr Kyps featuring four local bands, raised over £1,680 for organisers Lewis-Manning Hospice and Forest Holme Hospice, who both support people living with cancer and other life-limiting illnesses. The event held in March featured live sets from Walk The Night, Empire Affair, Saints of Sin and Sansara and…
TV presenter Chris Packham has said ‘NON!’ to cruel Air France monkey shipments as part of a week of action organised by the National Anti-Vivisection Society (NAVS) during its annual Lab Animal Week, which is now in its 35th year.
Birmingham Royal Ballet return to Lighthouse, Poole’s Centre for the Arts on 13 and 14 May with an eclectic triple bill of dance. The breathtaking programme features thrilling works by two of the greats of British ballet, Sir Frederick Ashton and Sir Kenneth MacMillan, alongside an exciting new work from upcoming choreographer Alexander Whitley. All…
Local digital agency Upperdog Ltd, has been announced as a semi-finalist in the Natwest Dorset Venus Awards for the New Business award. Thirty applications for the New Business award were whittled down to just six semi-finalists, all of which are new companies operating in Dorset. The Venus Awards began in 2009 and acknowledge women in business communities…
Three classes at the Ringwood Infant School were congratulated for the care given to broad beans planted for a Giant Beanstalk competition.
This year’s Christchurch Food & Wine Festival with around 120 stalls selling a variety of food and drink will be held on the weekend of 10 and 11 May. The celebrated Indian chef, Cyrus Todiwala, who recently appeared in the BBC2 series ‘The Incredible Spice Men’, is to return to this year following his successful…
Police in Christchurch are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward after a woman was bitten by a dog on St Catherine’s Hill. The incident happened at approximately 8.05am on Thursday 13 April 2014. The victim and her friend were walking their dogs at St Catherine’s Hill and saw a man walking…
Wimborne Model Town is joining the county wide Dorset Residents Week scheme which runs from 28th April to 4th May offering concession rates to local people at many of Dorset’s attractions and services. Vouchers are contained in the County Council’s newsletter and online at visit-dorset.com Model Town development manager Greg Hoar comments “in addition to…
The first in a number of events during 2014 planned to commemorate the centenary of the start of World War I has taken place in Christchurch on St George’s Day. The Mayor of Christchurch, Cllr John Lofts, opened a new Memorial Rose Garden at Church Hatch Gardens at Christchurch Priory. He was joined by members…
Police in Dorset will remove images of victims from a sex offender’s laptop, ensuring that the victims’ needs continue to be put first.
