The New Forest’s popular volunteer fair enjoyed its most successful year ever as hundreds flocked to the annual event. Over 500 people came along to search for their perfect volunteer role among the hundreds offered by the 46 local organisations attending. Exhibitors at the event, which was organised by the New Forest National Park Authority,…
Police investigating a burglary on a Winfrith farm are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward. Between 8pm on Thursday 21 January and 5am on Friday 22 January, offenders gained access to a steel butcher unit on Fossil Farm off the A352. A large amount of meat including beef, lamb and gammon…
Mrs Margaret Firth, chairman of the East Dorset Marks & Spencer Retired Staff Association presented a cheque for £1,000 to Frances Cornelius
Detectives investigating an attempted armed robbery in Boscombe are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward. The incident happened at 10.40pm on Monday (1 February) at the Premier store on Christchurch Road. It was reported that a man entered the shop, threatened staff with a kitchen knife and demanded cash. No money…
Want the chance to nip prostate cancer in the bud? Then you couldn’t do any better than attend for a free check at the ‘clinic’ hosted by Parley Rotary.
Mary Parsons – a volunteer for Hamworthy Neighbourhood Watch, Poole Harbour Watch and, until recently, the Association of Poole Watches – is this year’s winner of the John Jay Shield, thanks to her “unstinting commitment” to her community.
A man who tried to groom girls as young as 12 through Facebook and cover his tracks has been jailed for two and a half years.
The League of Friends charity based at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital (RBH) has donated a mobile mortuary to increase the hospital’s capacity to care for deceased patients.
A club for businessmen from the Bournemouth area raised an astonishing £53,000 for charity – in one night.
A Verwood brass band made up entirely of young players has good reason to blow its own trumpet.
