The exciting new Portland Bill Lighthouse Visitor Centre has been completed by Trinity House and is ready to welcome its first visitors from 29 March 2015. Trinity House—the General Lighthouse Authority for England, Wales and the Channel Islands—has taken on this project with the help of its Maritime Charity to highlight to the public the…
From 1 April, Poole residents who own a van will need a permit to use the household waste recycling centre (HWRC) at Nuffield Road.
Over 300 people took to Bournemouth seafront on Sunday at Bournemouth Hospital Charity’s ‘March for Men’ event to raise money for state-of-the-art prostate cancer diagnosis equipment. Walking or running the 1km, 5km or 10km distances, men, women, and children joined charity patron Fiona Castle and enjoyed the beautiful sunshine while raising money and keeping fit.…
Verwood’s Potterne Park was the venue for a number of races organised by Run Dorset on 22 March. The Fun Run attracted 29 young athletes and was won by Edward Rockall in a time of 8 minutes 33 seconds, well ahead of the field. Forty five runners competed in the 5K race, which was won…
Bethany Larry, 15, is Verwood’s new carnival queen and her princesses are Chloe Atyeo-Baker and Ashleigh, both aged nine. You may recognise Bethany if you are a fan of pantomime as she regularly appears in Verwood Pantomime Society’s productions. She’s also good at baking. Football lover Chloe attends Hillside First School in Verwood and Ashleigh,…
Date: Saturday 30 May 2015 Time: 12pm-12am Venue: Barrington Theatre, Ferndown Telephone: 01202 894858 Website: www.barringtoncentre.co.uk
Officers in Wimborne would like to speak to two men in connection with the theft of beer from a petrol station shop. They entered the BP petrol station on Leigh Road at around 7.55pm on Tuesday 17 March, took a pack of beer from the shop and left without paying. Police Constable Adam Aggas, of…
Oakmeadians RFC Ladies team is celebrating a successful season by winning the Women’s NC South East South 1 League by a clear 10 points. The team has shown its dominance with a gruelling season of long distance travel, against formidable opposition such as Tonbridge Juddian Ladies, Jersey United Banks Ladies and Lewis Ladies in Sussex.…
History was made when a Dorset care home hosted a ‘magical’ wedding blessing. A dining room at Colten Care’s Fernhill home in Longham was decked out in flowers for the special occasion. Newlyweds Lauren and Matthew Dearsley decided to bring their celebrations to the dementia care home so that resident Betty Aldred could take part.…
The Barrington Theatre, Ferndown 21 March 2015 Review by Janine Pulford Dire Streets surpassed all expectations at the Barrington Theatre. Slick guitar player John Brunsdon, the man with the husky tones of a Knopfler-esque voice had me hooked. ‘So Far Away’ took me away to another time, another place with ‘Lady Writer’. ‘Romeo and Juliet’…
