New Forest Art Festival draws to a close
A festival that celebrates the New Forest’s landscape and culture through a variety of art forms led by the New Forest National Park Authority draws to a close this weekend.
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Dorset County Council pays tribute to former chairman
Cllr John Wilson, the former chairman of Dorset County Council, has died aged 74.
Dorset County Show will make history with Stick or Twist competition
History will be made at this year’s Dorset County Show with the first ever staging of a new show jumping competition – the Mogers Drewett Stick or Twist stakes.
Major upgrade of Bournemouth & Poole College funded through the Dorset Growth Deal
NEWS FEED Gordon Page and Dianne Grannell following the recent completion of the first phase of Bournemouth & Poole College's Engineering and Advance Manufacturing facilities upgrade Bournemouth & Poole College’s Engineering and Advanced Manufacturing facilities are receiving a major upgrade thanks to a £565,150 investment secured by Dorset Local Enterprise Partnership through the Dorset Growth…
Wimborne open gardens day raises £2,000
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Family wildlife fun day in Poole
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Lord and Lady Shaftesbury support Canopy Appeal
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Dorset County Show CLA key’nose’ speaker’s hooter valued at £5m
One of the world’s most experienced cheese graders, whose nose has been valued at £5m, is to be the keynote speaker at this year’s Dorset County Show Country Land and Business Association (CLA) breakfast briefing.
Model 25th birthday for a model town in Wimborne
Some of the original volunteers who helped save the miniature buildings of Wimborne Model Town 25 years ago and move them to their existing King Street location, gathered for a special celebration tea. Friends, visitors and current volunteers enjoyed a silver celebration evening, with a barbecue, music from the Skittle Alley Strummers and the illumination of the model town as dusk approached.
Art and History combine to educate and entertain
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