Stroke patients build bird nest boxes
Patients on the Stroke Unit at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital have built 10 bird boxes to encourage wild birds to nest in the grounds.
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Hot cross bun walk to Pamphill from Wimborne Minster
Hot cross buns were discovered hanging from the trees in Pamphill on Good Friday to the delight of youngsters who had walked to the green from Wimborne. A tradition has grown up over the last 40 years that following the three hour service in the Minster on Good Friday, members of Wimborne Minster Sunday School…
100th birthday party with The Land Girls
Great grandmother Lydia Georgina Bennett celebrated her landmark 100th birthday with 1940s’ singing duo, The Land Girls.
French market in Ringwood
The first of two Continental Markets planned for this year will be held in Ringwood Market Place next month.
Shelling out for the ultimate Fabergé Easter egg
Surely the ultimate Easter Egg has to be the Fabergé kind?
Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner visits Road Safety Team
Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner, Martyn Underhill, has taken part in a road safety day, following enforcement teams, meeting partners, members of the public and businesses in the local area. Martyn shadowed the Dorset Police No Excuse Team during their ‘surround a town’ event which took place in Shaftesbury. The team were set up to…
Take a peek at birthday paraphernalia
The Queen’s 90th birthday celebrations will bring Brits out in force to celebrate, according to one of the country’s biggest party supply companies.
Purbeck honours its volunteers
Purbeck’s ‘Volunteers of the Year’ have been thanked at a council ceremony which has become an annual fixture in the district.
Wimborne and East Dorset watercolours at Priest’s House museum
The Priest’s House Museum & Garden is opening a new exhibition on Friday 25 March.
Man admits killing Elliot Handley in Dorchester
A man has today pleaded guilty to manslaughter following the death of Elliot Handley in Dorchester last year. Simon Alexander Bennett, 44 and of Dorchester, admitted the charge of manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility at a hearing held at Winchester Crown Court today, (21 March 2016).