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Spring Tide Food Festival returns for its seventh year
On the weekend of 21 and 22 May, the National Trust’s West Dorset team is holding the annual Spring Tide Food Festival at Hive Beach, Burton Bradstock. The festival will be open between 10am and 4pm on both days.
Visitor numbers are blooming for Sherborne this summer!
The small Dorset town of Sherborne is looking forward to receiving a record number of visitors this summer on account of its residents’ and workers’ green fingers. With its Hidden Gardens scheme, the Castleton Wildlife Garden, two public gardens which are free and open daily, the Sherborne-in-Bloom contest and the stunning grounds of two castles, there is much to appreciate.
Students from The Bournemouth & Poole College serve up a treat
Students from The Bournemouth & Poole College served up a treat for guests during the pop-up “Saturday Night Kitchen” at the Christchurch Food Festival last weekend. The restaurant was jointly hosted by celebrity chefs Lesley Walters of ITV’s This Morning, and Dean Edwards of ITV’s Lorraine.
The future of Poole Hospital’s A&E raises serious concerns
An announcement about wider plans for future health and care services following a clinical services review has raised serious concerns among local people.
Radio Wimborne to go FM for Folk Festival
Thanks to £3,900 funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund, Radio Wimborne will be broadcasting live on 87.7FM from 3 June for a fortnight. This will incorporate live and recorded coverage of this year’s Folk Festival (10– 12 June).
Characters from WW1 play visit Italian Market
Characters from Wimborne Community Theatre’s production, ‘What They Left Behind’, visited the Italian Market in Wimborne on 6 May.
Jurassic Coast honoured by Royal Geographical Society
The Jurassic Coast World Heritage Team has been awarded the Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute for British Geographers) 2016 Geographical Award.
Ferndown commemorates the Battle of Jutland
It will be 100 years ago, on 31 May, that the world saw the beginning of the largest naval fleet battle of modern times.
Martyn Underhill elected as Police and Crime Commissioner for Dorset
Martyn Underhill has been re-elected as Police and Crime Commissioner for Dorset. He received 66,660 out of a total of 129,461 votes, securing a second term.