Bournemouth University (BU) third year students are making ‘twiddle mitts’ for patients living with dementia at The Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (RBCH), but as the ‘twiddle mitts’ are in constant demand they want natty knitters to pick up their needles and help knit more.
The contemporary electric folk band, Fish Out Of Water, have recently completed five days on location recording at Highcliffe Castle. Based on the South Coast between Christchurch and Poole, the band were recently signed to Talking Elephant Records, and are currently recording their first album for the label whose artist roster includes acts like Wishbone Ash,…
Detectives are appealing to the public to help identify a man suspected of causing criminal damage at a pub in Bournemouth. The incident occurred at around 9.10pm on Tuesday 29 December 2015 at The Grove Tavern, Southbourne Grove. A man was seen on CCTV throwing a beer glass at a pane of glass on the main…
Through the spring months, the independent pet retail group PamPurredPets is to offer free samples of specially selected no grow seed that will not germinate fast if it falls to the ground.
Officers are appealing for the public to help identify a man who is suspected of stealing alcoholic spirits from the Tesco superstore in Blandford Forum. The offence took place at around 11.45am on Wednesday 10 February. The suspect was caught on CCTV leaving the store with four bottles of spirit that he hadn’t paid for.…
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.
