Around a hundred people attended the Armistice Day service, with two minute silence, and wreath laying at the Royal British Legion garden in Ferndown yesterday (11 November). It was followed with the blessing of a new bench in the Millennium Park. The specially designed bench was provided by Ferndown Town Council to commemorate the 70th…
Award-winning Bond actor Sir Roger Moore has launched an urgent appeal to the public to help Animal Defenders International fly 33 lions home to Africa. The big cats endured years of brutality and confinement in circuses in Peru and Columbia but now a perfect home has been found for them in their native Africa. Sir…
Police are alerting dog owners to a number of suspicious circumstances. On Saturday 7 November in Swanage, a man described to be in his early 20s with short brown hair and wearing blue tracksuit bottoms, a blue jumper and a body warmer was seen to go into a garden and place a bowl of food…
A 24-year-old woman from Verwood suffered serious leg injuries when the red Audi A4 she was driving was involved in a serious three vehicle road traffic collision on the A350 at Kites Hill, Blandford at around 3.10pm on Monday 9 November 2015. A black Peugeot 3008 and a silver Ford Galaxy were also involved. She…
After being mistaken for his namesake, the iconic frontman of The Stone Roses, Hampshire singer songwriter Ian Brown is to release his first single at the age of 50 under the name Ian W Brown.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has unconditionally cleared the acquisition by Exeter-based Pennon Group Plc of Bournemouth Water and the subsequent merger of Bournemouth Water with South West Water. Following an extensive review, the CMA stated that the merger is unlikely to prejudice the ability of Ofwat, the industry’s economic regulator, to compare water…
Community volunteering by staff at Bournemouth Water is expected to hit record levels this year.
The company allows each member of staff three days per year to take part in charitable or community activity.
Over five million small businesses across the UK are set to take part in ‘Small Business Saturday’ on 5 December. A grassroots, non-commercial campaign, ‘Small Business Saturday’ highlights small business success and encourages consumers throughout the country to ‘shop small’ and support small businesses in their communities.
For Mission Christmas 2015, Wave 105 Cash for Kids is teaming up with parcel service Doddle to make sure as many children as possible across the south will get a gift this Christmas.
Macmillan fundraising managers have thanked residents and staff at Colten Care homes for raising nearly £2,700 to help the fight against cancer.
All 19 homes run by the family-owned provider – spanning residential, nursing and dementia care in Hampshire, Dorset and Wiltshire – took part in the recent Macmillan World’s Biggest Coffee Morning.
