Police are appealing for witnesses after a man exposed himself to an elderly woman. At around 2.15am on Sunday 29 November 2015, an elderly woman was at home in Wellington Road, Bournemouth when she heard a knock at the door. A man asked for help claiming he had been assaulted and this prompted the victim…
High winds and the promise of rain wasn’t enough to deter hundreds of people from turning out to celebrate Christmas in Broadstone on Saturday. The Christmas lights on the monkey-puzzle tree had already been turned on with Broadstone Community Band and Broadstone Community Choir providing a festive feeling with carols. And this was the chance…
Abacus, the Ferndown and Andover based motorhome hire specialists, have announced that their vehicle fleet will increase from 42 to 46 for 2016.
An £800,000 order has been placed with Webbs Motor Caravans Reading for nineteen 4-6 birth motorhomes, made up from a select range of manufacturers including Bailey and Sun Living.
Detectives investigating a report of a sexual assault in Bournemouth have issued a CCTV image of the suspect. At around 4am on Sunday 6 December 2015, a woman was withdrawing some money from the cashpoint outside Tesco Express on Charminster Road when a man approached her from behind and spoke to her. The victim, a…
Verwood’s Christmas tree light switch on will be this Saturday (12 December). All the usual festive treats, free rides on the ‘wheel’ and steam engine for children (donations accepted), choral society, brass band, stalls, burgers and of course, Father Christmas, courtesy of the Rotary Club of Verwood.
Okay, so it’s not the first thing that springs to mind when you think of a rhino, but this two-person side-by-side, four-wheel drive vehicle has arrived in Ferndown.
A woman has been found guilty of the murder of Phillip Nicholson who was found dead in a flat in Boscombe.
Isabella Gossling, 20 and of Bournemouth, was convicted yesterday at Winchester Crown Court following a week-long trial.
The Queen’s representative in the county, Her Majesty’s Lord Lieutenant, recently presented Dorset HealthCare with a Silver Defence Employer Recognition Scheme Award (ERS), in recognition of the recent corporate covenant pledge which demonstrates the Trust’s commitment to better support and enhance the care available to veterans living in Dorset.
A £25 million scheme to transform an historic East Dorset abbey and grounds is due to get underway next month (January).
Property developer Ankers & Rawlings will begin work at Stapehill Abbey near Wimborne after purchasing the former home of Cistercian Trappist nuns.
Ferndown Leisure Centre swimming pool is more accessible to people with mobility difficulties following the arrival of a new set of steps. They were fitted on 4 December to aid entry into the pool by way of a gentle gradient and this will, in most cases, avoid the use of the hoist.
