Hillside Community First School in Verwood enjoyed a recital by some of the Year 3 and 4 pupils. The children had been having lessons with Colin Francis from Dorset Music Services and played some of the tunes they had learnt over the last two terms. It’s hoped that they will now continue with their brass…
The British Horse Society was saddened to learn of the recent tragic accident in which a rider suffered a broken back and her horse was killed, following a collision with a van in the New Forest. The Society says the tragedy highlights the need to educate motorists on how to pass horses on the road…
Regent Centre Review by Janine Pulford This brilliantly written farcical play treated the audience to some of Oscar Wilde’s wittiest lines. The actors delivered with clear diction and the costumes were excellent, but somehow the overall performance lacked lustre. The redeeming character was Merryman the butler, who stole the show. His funny walk, wobbly hands,…
Five very proud young gentlemen from Ferndown Jitsu Club are pictured showing off the silver trophies they won in the World Jitsu Foundation International Championships held in Edinburgh last week. Chairman of the Ferndown club, John Hanrahan said, “We would like to say thank you to John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation, Zone Eight Community Fund and West Moors Parish Council for their help in making it possible for our young people to attend this International event.”
The Rotary Club of Bournemouth East Cliff has been one of the partners in a major project in establishing a specialist children’s hospital in Bo, the second city of Sierra Leone.
Detectives in Bournemouth have released CCTV images and are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward following an alleged robbery in the Boscombe area on 25 May 2013. The incident, in which a group of men allegedly assaulted two other men and stole a wallet from one of the victims, happened around…
In response to the increasing demand for support workers to assist adults with disabilities in the local area, Dorset-based charity Diverse Abilities Plus is expanding its Supported Living service. The charity will host a support worker recruitment open day on Monday 22 July between 4pm and 9pm at its head office in Poole, near Tower…
Popular local attraction, Luscombe Valley Railway is once again opening its doors to the public on July 27 – 28 with its Summer Gala in support of local charity, Lewis-Manning Hospice. The major fundraising event is open on both days from 11am – 4pm at 17 Brudenell Avenue, Lilliput, Poole BH13 and will include all…
Ann Keothavong, the British No 5, who competed at Queen’s Club and Wimbledon this year, represented the Cumberland Lawn Tennis Club at this weekend’s Aegon Team Tennis National Open Finals at West Hants Tennis Club in Bournemouth. The finals included eight women’s and eight men’s teams from all over the country who had won through their league and/or playoff stages to earn the right to play for the National Open Team Title.
Inside Out Dorset is set to transform the landscape of the county in September next year, with 10 days of free outdoor theatre, performance, dance, circus and visual installations. As winner of the 2012 Poole Tourism Award, the festival that brought internationally acclaimed Harmonic Fields to Portland and Mobile Homme to Poole Quay, is now…
