4Dorset magazine March 2018 – Your Independent Local Magazine INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Hedgehogs on the Edge – Work commences to improve KGV Playing Field facilities – Minster Pantastic! – Chinese cream tea at Wimborne’s QE – Alcohol the killer – Upside-down jellyfish bloom after 10 years – Moors Valley voted top large tourist attraction in…
Councillors in Poole have agreed the council’s budget for local services and the level of council tax for 2018/19.
Treat your mum ahead of Mother’s Day and raise funds for charity at the same time.
Closed in March 2017 due to safety concerns, the Highcliffe Castle zig-zag path could be reopen by Easter 2019 after members of Christchurch Borough Council have reviewed their original decision not to rebuild it.
Bournemouth has not only been named the best UK beach in the annual TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice Awards but is 5th in Europe and 14th in the world ranking above beaches in locations world famous for their miles of golden sands and crystal clear waters, including the Seychelles, Australia, Turkey and Sicily.
The destruction of bat roosts in Ferndown has resulted in the sentencing of two men, and an application under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 – only the second time this has been done for a bat crime in the UK.
A man who slashed a teenager’s throat with a knife in Bournemouth town centre has been convicted of attempted murder.
Local disability charity Diverse Abilities is holding its second night-time run in Poole Park on Saturday 21 April.
David Phipp House Furnisher of Ferndown has teamed up with leading bedding manufacturer Vispring to raise money for local charity Julia’s House, the Dorset & Wiltshire Children’s Hospices, by offering a Vispring 5’ Kensington Divan Set worth £6,400 as a prize in a competition.
The Gruffalo is making a special appearance on 24 and 25 February to help celebrate.
