It’s not every day you see a giant bear being driven in a Range Rover with his arms and head poking out of the sunroof. But that’s how Giganticus arrived at the Teddy Bear Museum in Dorchester recently. A massive addition to the museum’s wonderful collection, he weighs over 70kg and so huge that he…
Members of Verwood Pantomime Society joined in the spirit of the Chinese New Year by surprising shoppers at Morrisons with their Chinese Dragon. The society were collecting towards a new store for their large props and scenery all made by their team of volunteers. Anyone wanting more information about the society can find them on…
Mother of three Kerry Hesketh from Bournemouth, and her older brother Craig Kennedy, are running together in the London Marathon on 24 April. They are aiming to raise £5,000 between them for the NSPCC.
Officers are becoming increasingly concerned for the welfare of a missing Dorchester man and are appealing for the public’s help to find him.
Dorset’s Fiona Snook has been recognised as the Fuller’s London Pride Steward of the Year for England Golf’s South West region.
A man who threatened two men with a meat cleaver and sparked an eight-hour standoff with police officers has been jailed for 16 months.
Two Pre-Raphaelite masterpieces by the artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti are to go on display after being hidden from public view for more than a century.
Dorset’s Douch Family Funeral Directors presented nearly £600 to the charity EDP Drug & Alcohol Services.
Centre Stage School of Dance and Performing Arts has announced details of its largest and most ambitious production to date, as they present an adaption of CS Lewis’ children’s classic ‘The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe’ at Lighthouse, Poole’s Centre for the Arts on 16 & 17 April. The Parkstone-based school, which has secured…
On Tuesday 9 February, the Police and Crime Commissioner, Martyn Underhill, met with a number of people throughout Swanage who each play their part in ensuring Swanage remains a safe place to live in. Mr Underhill started the morning by meeting with the Road Safety Team. Between 7.45am and 10.15am that morning the mobile speed…