Garden lovers in Dorset will be able to step back in time and see a newly-restored Victorian orchid house which re-opened today 9 May at Kingston Lacy. The orchid house was an important part of the kitchen garden at the house over 100 years ago but had tumbled into ruin over time. It has now…
Detectives investigating an armed robbery in the Strouden Park area of Bournemouth have releasing an image of the suspect who they believe may be linked to a robbery in Boscombe the day before. At 12.03pm on Thursday 8 May 2014, a man dressed in dark clothing entered the Coral Bookmakers on Castle Lane West and…
Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) is celebrating the return of the much loved barn owl webcam, where viewers from all over the country and abroad have been following ‘Bob and Brenda’ as they rear their young in front of a live webcam, which is streamed 24 hours a day. 2013 saw the worst breeding season for…
When the Romsey Male Voice Choir, who are well known in Hampshire, wanted to reach a Dorset audience, they contacted the Wimborne and Ferndown Lions Club. A concert was held on 29 March in Wimborne Minster, promoted by the Lions and sung by the choir with contributions from the Dorset Youth Wind Orchestra and Percussion Ensemble.…
The finalists for the NatWest Venus Awards in association with Breeze VW Dorset 2014 have been announced and with under 6 weeks until the award ceremony, excitement is building. The grand Venus Awards ceremony will take place at the Lighthouse in Poole on Wednesday 11 June, 2014. Last year over 300 people attended the glamorous ceremony…
Broadstone welcomes all bakers to its 2nd Annual Bake Off competition on Saturday 10 May. Last year the event produced the Broadstone Bun and this year one of the 9 categories will be to try and replicate last year’s winning entry. The Bake Off is part of the Step into Broadstone Event that promotes what…
He is the suspect in an armed robbery and was clearly caught on CCTV in Ladbrokes in Christchurch Road, Boscombe on 7 May. He entered Ladbrokes on Wednesday evening at 6.24pm and threatened a male member of staff with a hammer, demanding money. The member of staff handed over a quantity of cash and the…
In 2013 the Air Cadet Junior Leaders raised a fantastic £17K for the John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation, a tough target for this year’s course, but Course XV absolutely smashed it raising more than £22,500! The sixty three Junior Leaders organised a whole range of fundraising activities. There were many tough physical challenges, with stretcher…
Ferndown town centre retailers have dressed their shops with purple displays and used purple balloons to create a river of purple through the town to show their support for Cancer Research UK, and to promote the launch of the 7th Bournemouth & East Dorset Relay For Life. One of the Relay For Life volunteer organisers,…
John Brathertone from Fordingbridge is one of six lucky teens who won a place on this year’s MDL Sail Training Awards are now back on dry land, after setting sail from MDL’s Ocean Village Marina on 16 April for six days at sea. The MDL-sponsored awards, which have been running for over 20 years, offer…
