A Poole woman in her 80s had her purse stolen in a distraction burglary when a man, who claimed to be a council worker, gained entry to her property in Benbow Crescent, Rossmore to ‘check the pipes’. He said he had left his identity card in his van and initially she refused entry, but later…
A court has ordered £8,000 compensation to be paid to a Dorset resident who was sold a clocked and misdescribed horsebox van conversion. Classic Conversions Ltd, based in Nottinghamshire have been given a conditional discharge and ordered to pay compensation and costs for selling a horsebox with a false mileage reading and loading limit. In…
The Royal Bournemouth Hospital’s League of Friends has donated £5,000 to the Philippines to help those affected by Typhoon Haiyan.
The League fundraises throughout the year by holding a number of events, including the Christmas Fayre and coffee mornings.
October’s Beer Festival hosted by Hall & Woodhouse, brewer of Badger beers, has raised more than £2,100 for Macmillan Cancer Support – the Dorset brewers’ chosen charity for 2013/14. The Beer Festival offered serious beer lovers the chance to try 33 different cask ales from other local breweries and friends of Badger, such as The…
Naturalist and TV presenter Chris Packham has applauded the British Wildlife Photography Awards, an exhibition of which opens at Moors Valley Country Park near Ringwood in the New Year. He said, “These stunning images by so many talented photographers highlight the diversity, breadth and beauty of our precious wildlife and the need to protect their…
Fleetsbridge-based Hamworthy Heating is sending its staff out into the community to be Christmas helpers this festive season.
A 38-year-old man has been released on bail until the end of January following his arrest in connection with an alleged robbery and assault in Creekmoor. The Crimestoppers charity is offering a reward to encourage witnesses and anyone with information about the incident to come forward as soon as possible. A local couple, a man…
In the run up to Christmas Dorset Police is running a Twitter campaign called #dp_vehiclecrime to remind all motorists to be vigilant and not to become a target for thieves. This forms part of the Dorset Police Countdown to Christmas campaign, #DPXmascountdown. The Twitter campaign, in which all reported thefts from motor vehicles in a…
The Jurassic Coast Partnership would like to hear from local people about their views on how the World Heritage Site, which extends 95 miles from Exmouth to Studland, should be looked after. The site is managed through a partnership which includes Dorset County Council and Devon County Councils. A management plan sets out details of…
On Monday 9 December, Robert Walter MP (North Dorset) will visit two Royal Mail delivery offices in his constituency to see how postmen and women in North Dorset get Christmas sorted. Bob will take a tour of Shaftesbury and Blandford’s delivery offices next week to see how Royal Mail staff deal with the mountains of…