A driver was punched three times, once on the arm and twice in the face during a road rage incident in Poole. He was driving a silver Mini along Dorset Way at around 2.30pm on Thursday 29 October 2015 when a verbal altercation took place with the driver of a black Audi. The driver of…
Two G4S security guards were robbed outside Santander Bank in Ashley Road, Poole at around 11.37pm yesterday, Thursday, 5 November 2015. Three men approached the two guards and stole a black cassette carrying an undisclosed quantity of cash. It is believed one of the offenders was carrying a sledgehammer and another was carrying a crowbar.…
Lewis-Manning Hospice’s Light up a Life service will take place on Friday November 27. Light up a Life is the name given to a series of special community events which take place throughout the UK during November and December every year. Those attending can dedicate a light in memory of a loved one. The remembrance…
Record numbers of walkers learnt about the New Forest during the National Park’s two week festival of expert-led walks this autumn.
Poole residents can develop their creative and digital skills, and discover a wide range of self-directed learning opportunities, with Poole Libraries new Universal Learning Offer. On 5 November, the Government, together with the Society of Chief Librarians (SCL) and Arts Council England (ACE) unveiled new ways for people and communities to learn in public libraries…
A new and exciting addition to the Moors Valley Christmas this year, is the chance to meet working huskies, learn about how they are looked after, and even enjoy a thrilling ride on a husky-drawn sled on 12 and 13 December. Minimum age to take part is six years old and children must be accompanied by an adult.
Two former servicemen are among those working for Yellow Buses who will be wearing their medals on Remembrance Day. The Bournemouth-based company has poppies on all its buses as a mark of respect.Staff will be observing a two minutes’ silence on Remembrance Sunday and on Wednesday, November 11. Drivers who are on the road have…
Actor Martin Clunes and designer Jasper Conran are the stars of a Christmas spectacular being organised by Julia’s House at Wimborne Minster on Wednesday, 9 December. The pair will be taking part in Carols by Candlelight, a festive evening of poetry, prose, music and traditional carols. Martin, who is patron of the children’s hospice charity and…
Dorset Police are warning parents and children to remain vigilant following two suspicious incidents involving a man approaching schoolchildren in Poole and Wimborne. The first happened at around 3.30pm on Tuesday 3 November on Sopers Lane, Poole, close to Parkstone Grammar School. A man on a bicycle approached a 12-year-old girl and asked her to…
Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance landed on the King George V Playing Fields in Ferndown at 12noon today (Thursday 5 November) and left an hour later, taking a man to Southampton General Hospital for treatment.
