With spring just around the corner, Poole residents are being invited to attend a free home compost workshop on Saturday 8 March. This half-day course from Borough of Poole will teach local food growers and gardeners how to produce compost to cover their growing needs, save money and replenish the soil fertility. You will learn…
At 5.10 pm last night (Wednesday) two boys aged four and seven were knocked over by a red VW Polo in Wimborne Road, Kinson. The female driver of the VW stopped and spoke briefly but then left the scene without providing her details. Inspector Matt Butler of the Dorset Police Traffic Unit said “We are…
Gary Bailey, an avid Cherries fan, is taking part in the Onesie Walk at AFC Bournemouth to raise funds and awareness for Autism Wessex.
Dorset Police carried out a day of action to tackle criminals involved in metal theft and the disposal of stolen goods. On Friday 28 February 2014, officers from Dorset Police and the Environment Agency staged stop-checks at Ferndown Industrial Estate to target those involved in the illegal trade of scrap metal. The day of action…
There was great excitement on Pancake Tuesday (4 March) in Christchurch as teams took part in charity pancake races to launch this year’s Christchurch Food & Wine Festival.
Christchurch Borough Council has engaged Earlcoate Construction, specialists in civil engineering and coastal defence, to undertake emergency works at Avon and Friars Cliff beaches. An unprecedented sequence of winter storms, resulting in the lowest beach levels seen for over 40 years, has exposed dangerous ageing timber groyne structures. During the most recent storm on 14…
Former Salisbury MP, Robert Key, entertained an audience at Wimborne Minster last Saturday and spoke about the heritage of the minster church, his life in parliament and his current role in General Synod.
The Royal Bournemouth Hospital proudly unveiled its new CT scanner on Friday, the first of its kind in the world, enabling Dorset patients to benefit from the very latest technology and improving the quality of their care. Trust Chief Executive Tony Spotswood cut the ribbon on the New Generation Toshiba Aquilion One CT scanner at…
Detectives investigating a suspicious death in Perranporth, Cornwall, have released an artist’s impression of the man they are trying to identify.
“I am so grateful,” said Jude Todd, Co-ordinator of Nightstop, based in Ringwood, “To the Rotary Club of Ringwood for standing out in the cold shaking their tins prior to Christmas.” She received a cheque for £1,000 from Rotary President Michael Lingam-Willgoss at one of their Tuesday meetings at Greyfriars and went on to say…
