Teachers Building Society scored a hat trick at the What Mortgage Awards on Wednesday August 14 by scooping the ‘Best Local Building Society’ title for the third consecutive year. The Dorset-based mutual’s chief executive James Bawa collected the coveted trophy at a gala event at London’s Minster Exchange which marked the 20th anniversary of the UK’s…
If you’re looking for an excuse to get out on a beach in September when most people are turning their attentions to more indoor pursuits, then the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) may have the very thing for you. You could be among thousands of volunteers who annually join the MCS Beachwatch Big Weekend every third…
It’s the Verwood Rotary Rustic Fayre this August Bank Holiday Monday (26) and as well as a packed programme of arena events, there will be a flypast by a Hurricane and a Spitfire at around 12.50pm – this is earlier than originally anticipated.
A consultation seeking views on how Holdenhurst Village in Bournemouth should be protected is currently underway, giving local residents a chance to have their say. A Conservation Area Appraisal for Holdenhurst Village East and West has been written which explains the history of the area and what makes it special, as well as inviting feedback…
Over the August Bank Holiday weekend, everyone is invited to take part in water and adventure sports activities at Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy (WPNSA). See the Olympic cauldron, use the facilities the Olympians used and learn the skills the Olympians have mastered! There are over 600 sporting sessions available over the 4 days of…
Festival runs from 20 September – 12 October 2013, with free outdoor opening weekend 20-22 September
Dorset Blind Association knows just what it means to get a little help from its friends. T
he charity, which helps more than 1,000 people a month living with visual impairment, has just received a £3,000 donation from the Friends of the Bournemouth Eye Unit at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital.
A classic 1920s Southern Railway steam locomotive is to make history when it returns to the Isle of Purbeck for the first time in more than 50 years – to star in the Swanage Railway’s annual Grand Steam Gala and Vintage Transport Weekend.
Sea-users are being urged to keep a look out following the report of a sighting of a loggerhead turtle off Portland Bill. The last sighting of this species in Dorset was in 1938. Weymouth sailor, Jim Davies, said he was surprised to see the creature metres from his boat as he sailed around Portland Bill…
Lovetheforest, a scheme run by the New Forest Trust, is encouraging residents and visitors to tell them why they love the forest. The poll was kicked off at the New Forest Show where visitors wrote on heart-shaped stickers what it is that makes them love the forest and why they want to see the environment…
