Officers investigating reports that a man had fallen into the River Stour in Christchurch are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward. Dorset Police received a call from Portland Coastguard yesterday, Tuesday 1 January, stating a major search was underway after a member of the public reported seeing a man fall into…
Police are becoming increasingly concerned for the welfare of a missing Poole woman.Sabrina Boulenouar, aged 33, (pictured) was last seen at her home address along Poole Road in Upton at 1am yesterday morning, Wednesday 1 January 2014. Detective Inspector Pete Little, of Bournemouth and Poole CID, said: “I understand that Sabrina has been very upset…
A great great grandfather who was an active fisherman until five years ago has celebrated his 100th birthday. George Wild, a resident at Colten Care’s Whitecliffe House in Blandford, is the oldest member of the Piscatorial Society. The angling society was founded in 1836 and is one of the oldest in the world. Mr Wild,…
A public meeting to discuss options for the future use of Wimborne Square is to take place at 6pm on Monday, 6 January in Allendale House in Wimborne. It is now 18 months since the completion of the improvements in Wimborne Square to create a pedestrianised area. East Dorset District Council is keen to ensure…
Wimborne Model Town has announced changes to its board of trustees. Iain Stevenson, former Business Link adviser and performance management consultant, takes over as chairman and holds additional responsibility for finance with the position of honorary treasurer currently vacant.
Cllr Terry Cordery, the former mayor of Ferndown, has been honoured with an MBE for his services to the Dorset Fire Fighters Charity, Dorset Schools Football Association and to the community in Ferndown. He and his wife and two of their three children moved to Ferndown in 1978 and he was co-opted onto Ferndown Town…
Police in Weymouth are appealing for help from the public after a large amount of diesel was recovered in the town.
Police are becoming increasingly concerned for the welfare of a missing Poole man.
The Moors Valley Railway and Play Trail have been voted joint first in a poll to discover the public’s favourite activity at the third most visited country park in England.
A charity boxing night raised a knockout £2,000 for the Royal Bournemouth Hospital’s new Jigsaw building. The Bransgore Rotary Club’s fundraising boxing night was held at the Carrington Hotel in December 2013. Guests enjoyed a Bournemouth Amateur Boxing Association inter-county boxing match and three course meal with money raised from ticket sales, a raffle and…
