As the regular season enters its final month, games are coming thick and fast for Wimborne Town.
This week the Magpies have a rare Thursday night encounter when they visit Tiverton Town.
On Saturday they are back on their travels when they take on relegation threatened Fleet Town.
A group of Year 8 pupils from Allenbourn Middle School recently spent several days at Leeson House near Swanage, as part of a geography and history trip. Despite mud and hail, everyone had a wonderful time, and activities included visiting Swanworth Quarry and Corfe Castle, Night Orienteering and GPS Blind Drop. This was particularly competitive,…
A new law that will extend the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 and see far harsher punishments for owners of dangerous dogs has recently received Royal Assent. Amendments to the Dangerous Dogs Act in England and Wales, the first significant changes in 23 years, will see tougher dog control laws introduced in early May. The Communication…
A dog walker in Ferndown was terrified when she came face-to-face with an animal the size of lion on the local playing field early this morning. “It just came out of the fog at me,” said Amelia Johannson from West Parley. “My poor little poodle leapt into my arms whining. He was shaking like a…
Janine Pulford meets Andy Bryant General Manager of the Barrington Centre in Ferndown Andy Bryant, joined the Barrington Centre as its general manager on 24 March. At only 37 he is a young man who intends to move the centre forward and is already putting together a 100 day plan. Tiered seating, and a balcony…
Annette Brooke, MP for Mid Dorset and North Poole, attended Cancer Research UK’s parliamentary event to discover more about the power of research which, every week, saves more than five times as many lives as there are seats in the chamber of the House of Commons. This astonishing fact means over 2,800 people will survive…
Broadstone Middle School Girls’ football team were victorious in the final of the Football League’s 6 a side tournament for school girls’ teams on Sunday. They were representing AFC Bournemouth and were playing Thomas Telford School representing Shrewsbury Town at world famous Wembley Stadium. The match took place on 30 March ahead of the Johnstone’s…
Wimborne’s Knoll Gardens will enter a new era when it re-opens on 1 April after weeks of enforced closure caused by major storm damage. The garden, which is famed for its naturalistic style, lost several trees during the horrendous storm on Valentine’s night. A stunning Monterey pine and a wonderful eucalyptus were among the casualties.…
Police investigating a fatal road traffic collision that occurred on the A31 between Winterbourne Zelston and Bere Regis are renewing their appeal for witnesses to come forward – among them are the occupants of a small green hatchback with whom they wish to speak. The collision, in which a blue Subaru car travelling west overtook…
A fundraiser for Bournemouth Hospital Charity has been awarded tickets to an AFC Bournemouth match as a thank you for raising over £1,400 by taking part in the event March for Men.
