Volunteers needed to help river wildlife
Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) is looking for a group of volunteers to help move 15 tonnes of gravel into the Bere Stream on Saturday 7 November.
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Get snapping in the Forest this autumn
The next New Forest Seasonal Snaps photo has been launched giving people the chance to win great prizes for their autumnal photos.
Appeal after Verwood pensioner targeted by burglars
A woman in her 80s had her handbag stolen after two men came into her home in Sherwood Drive, Verwood on Tuesday 3 November. She opened her door to a young man at around 7.30pm after he claimed to be working at a nearby property. A second man arrived and they both entered the house.…
Cowardly attack on 93-year-old veteran
A 93-year-old World War II veteran who uses a mobility scooter has been mugged in Ferndown. Jim Day, who served in the Royal Navy and Royal Marines at Dunkirk and Burma was travelling home from the shops on his scooter when he was grabbed from behind and pushed to the floor. The offender then took…
Hotelier dedicates award to her mother
The Edwardian Marsham Court Hotel stands on Bournemouth’s East Cliff and won silver in the Venue & Business Tourism category of this year’s Dorset Tourism awards.
High French honour for Ferndown Rotarian
Ferndown Rotary Club is delighted to report that long-standing member and past-president Alan Dean has been appointed by the President of France to the rank of Chevalier in the Ordre national de la Legion d’honneur. The award, notified by the French Ambassador in London, acknowledges Alan’s military engagement and steadfast involvement in the liberation of France…
Santa and reindeer will be reunited at Stewarts
Santa Claus will be reunited with the six reindeer owned by the Stewarts family at Stewarts Garden Centres in time for Christmas. Arriving on a horse-drawn sleigh, Father Christmas will meet the reindeer in Christchurch on Saturday 28 November at 10.30am, and on the same day at Broom Hill in Wimborne at 1.30pm. Button, Comet, Dasher, Jingle, Snowy and Twinkle will be waiting to greet him and will remain at the centres with Santa until Christmas Eve.
Makeover for children in Eye Unit
Children attending appointments at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital Eye Unit can now wait in the refurbished children’s area, which has a new television to help pass the time during eye assessments.
Police warning following theft of nitrous oxide in Wimborne
Officers investigating the theft of three bottles of nitrous oxide from a hospital in Wimborne are warning members of the public not to use the gas. The bottles were taken from a gas storage unit outside the Victoria Hospital on Victoria Road. It is believed that the incident happened between 4pm on Friday 30 October…
Free seminar on BS5534 for builders and architects in Christchurch and East Dorset
Builders and architects in Christchurch and East Dorset are being invited to a free seminar on changes to the BS5534 standard for slating and tiling on Tuesday 24 November from 11.45am to 1.30pm.
