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Town Council recognises award-winning horticulturist
The Mayor of Ferndown, Cllr John Lewis has presented a plaque to Neil Lucas, the owner of Knoll Gardens, in recognition of the help he has provided to the Town Council over many years.
The animals came in two by two…
A splendid Noah’s Ark is to be sold by Lawrences Auctioneers of Crewkerne. Entered for sale by a local client, the painted ark was made in Germany in the 19th century. It comes with Noah and a large quantity of hand carved wooden animals, only some of which are shown in the photograph. Lawrences’ Auctioneer…
‘Breast Cancer is not Yesterday’s Problem’ says Annette Brooke MP
MP for Mid Dorset and North Poole and co-chair of the Breast Cancer All Party Parliamentary Group, Annette Brooke, has joined leading UK charity Breakthrough Breast Cancer’s call to make the issue of access to drugs a top priority, and help put breast cancer back on the agenda.
Inn at Cranborne
Delicious food with a twist By Russell Harness When looking for food with a difference in a nice location, the Inn at Cranborne ticks all the boxes and you would be hard pressed to find a warmer welcome than the one we received. We were shown to a table for two where we had a…
QUEENS PARK INCIDENT
A local man has reported an incident that happened on Queen’s Park Golf Club last Saturday. Mr Lovesey says,”My son and I were walking our dog when we came across nearly 30 needles on the ground just off one of the fairways. We walked down the hill and noticed a man in his mid-20s hiding…
SIR TONY ROBINSON COMING TO DORCHESTER
Actor, author and historian Sir Tony Robinson is coming to Dorset for an exclusive family history event. Hosted by Ancestry.co.uk and in association with the Dorset History Centre, the event will be held at the Dorset History Centre in Dorchester from 6pm–9pm on Wednesday 30 October. The evening will feature talks from County Archivist Sam…
Mayor attends Verwood Business meeting
The Verwood Business meeting last night (10 October) at Costa Coffee generated great interest when the Mayor of Verwood, Cllr Peter Richardson gave a talk about his role.
Divas in fine voice
The Absolutely WI Divas were in full voice on Tuesday evening when they sang to residents of Moretons, one of the two Abbeyfield Houses in Ferndown. The theme was love and marriage and the Divas had prepared songs to illustrate the waiting (‘Blue Moon’), the meeting (‘A Nightingale Sang In Berkley Square’), the falling in…
Grooves on the Green raised £5000 Plus
Diverse Abilities Plus, Dorset’s disability charity, has been presented with a cheque for £5,065 following the annual Grooves on the Green event that takes place in Ashley Cross. Proceeds from this year’s event raised £1,065 for the charity that supports children and adults, and their families, across the whole of the county and organisers, Jan…