A Green Flag has been raised at Christchurch Quay for the third year running.
The Mayor of Christchurch, Cllr Denise Jones, raised the flag at the splash park on the Quomps saying: “Congratulations to everyone involved in achieving this honour for the third year in succession.
Christchurch Life Saving Club, whose members volunteer as lifeguards at many of Dorset’s popular beaches, has been able to purchase £1,000 worth of essential lifesaving equipment thanks to a donation from Saxon Square Shopping Centre in Christchurch.
Highly rated hidden gem By Janine Pulford You could be forgiven for walking straight past this Thai restaurant in Ringwood because you have to look skywards to find it. Overlooking the Market Place, Lemongrass is situated above The Cancer Research shop. Its entrance and parking can be found at the back of the properties. If you love Asian food, you will return again…
Officers caught hundreds of motorists flouting the law during a targeted ‘no excuse’ operation in Dorset. Enforcement officers staged the operation during the evening of Tuesday 26 August 2014 on the main routes around Poole, including the A35, A31, A348, A350 and A352. The aim of the ‘no excuse’ day of action was to target…
Lewis-Manning Hospice, based in Lilliput, Poole, will be opening up its garden to the public for a Vintage Garden Party, including an arts and crafts fair on Saturday 6 September. Running in the afternoon from 1-4pm, attendees will be able to celebrate the summer in a typically English fashion with a cup of tea and…
Residents, councillors and officers from Christchurch Council and Dorset Police gathered to pick up litter and clean graffiti in Purewell as part of the Care for Christchurch campaign.
West Moors Parish Council has awarded a grant of £500 to the memorial hall to help with the maintenance of the car park.
Despite an appalling weather forecast, the Rustic Fayre at Potterne Park in Verwood went ahead as planned on August Bank Holiday Monday.
Police in Bournemouth are appealing for witnesses after a car struck pedestrians on Poole Hill in the early hours of Sunday 24 August The grey 318 BMW estate drove off in the direction of Terrace Road towards the BIC after the collision at around 4.30am. The car was later found abandoned on the East Overcliff.…