More than 300 pupils from Allenbourn Middle School battled wind and rain to visit Queen Elizabeth’s School recently, for a fabulous performance of ‘We Will Rock You’. The whole of years 6 & 7 were invited to their local upper school for this bi-annual treat, which was a real triumph. Even before the curtain went…
Following the recent severe storms that have engulfed Chesil Beach, over 100 birds were washed up on the shore… Photo: Dead birds discovered on Chesil Beach © Angela Thomas
CashUnity, the brand new shop local scheme devised by mags4dorset that gives away a huge prize of £1000 every month, generated nearly 600 entries during January.
The Mayor of Verwood Cllr Peter Richardson supported by North Dorset MP Bob Walter carried out the first ever draw on Ferrett Green in Verwood on Friday 7 February.
Despite a majority vote against the 1.96 per cent proposed increase from the county’s Police and Crime Commissioner, it was approved at a meeting of the Police and Crime Panel at County Hall, Dorchester on 6 February. The Panel had the power to veto the proposal had it considered it either too high or too…
The youngest school team to enter the 2014 Enterprise and Skills Enterprise Challenge sponsored by Bournemouth University, was honoured at the prestigious awards ceremony held at Bournemouth’s Premier Inn.
Navitus Bay Development Ltd has today announced that it will scale back the proposed wind park in order to reduce its visual impact. In response to feedback received from the public and statutory consultees during the final round of consultation last year, the developer will remove the northernmost part of the development – the ‘top…
Dorset’s Douch Family Funeral Directors have become the local co-ordinator for Preemies UK, which supplies hospitals with tiny clothes for premature babies.
Each of the company’s seven branches will collect the knitted items from volunteers and supply materials and patterns to those who want to take part
Additional remedial tree surgery is due to start on the famous Beech Avenue at Kingston Lacy.
Ferndown Upper School pupils have been voting for two students from Dorset to sit as members of the UK Youth Parliament.
UKYP enables young people to use their energy and passion to change the world for the better.
The message from Dorset’s multi-agency weather taskforce is to be prepared for the next storm. Residents are being urged to secure their property to prevent winds ripping items up and causing more damage. The Environment Agency and the Met Office are warning that high winds and waves coupled with heavy rainfall are due to hit…
