POOLE MAN DEDICATES ANTARCTIC HALF MARATHON WORLD RECORD TO LATE CHAMPIONS
Local man Lee Thomas, 32 from Poole, has set a world record by running a half marathon in Antarctica in the fastest time.
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Napoli remembered – 10 Years On
NEWS FEED Consider this nightmare scenario – a huge container ship heading down the English Channel is severely damaged in a storm and forced to come ashore on Dorset’s famous Jurassic Coast – a World Heritage Coastline. The major maritime incident put the coastal village of Branscombe firmly on the map and sparked a major…
Bids at Crewkerne auction reach £1,000 for silver elephants
Bidding for a pair of silver bull elephants, just under 7-inches across, reached £1,000 at Lawrences in Crewkerne recently.
Mala Tribich to speak at Holocaust memorial event in Bournemouth
The main speaker at a Holocaust memorial event to be held in Bournemouth will be Mala Tribich MBE. She was one of around 60,000 prisoners freed from Bergen-Belsen concentration camp by soldiers of the British 11th Armoured Division, in the closing stages of the Second World War.
Noted Dorset artist’s work up for auction
A collection of work from the studio of a noted local painter of Somerset and Dorset subjects is coming up for sale in a few days at Lawrences in Crewkerne.
British Empire Medal for Dorset Broadcaster
The director of Forest FM, the Verwood-based community radio station, is to receive the British Empire Medal for services to broadcasting and the community in Verwood.
Poole care home hosts seasonal carols
Church singers filled a Poole care home with Christmas spirit recently. The sweet sound of hymns and Christmas carols were sung during a visit by church members.
Rare German Elefant arrives in UK for major exhibition in Dorset
One of the largest combat vehicles to see action in the Second World War has arrived in Britain more than 70 years after it fell into Allied hands.
Peace bus campaign launched by UK Muslims
A four week nationwide bus campaign arranged by Muslims in the UK was launched on Monday 5 December 2016.