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.
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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.
Police drone on!
Police in Devon, Cornwall and Dorset are to embark on a six-month trial of unmanned aerial systems (UAS), more commonly known as drones, to aid officers in a number of policing matters including missing people searches and crime scene photography. Dorset Police is currently undertaking final preparations and is due to begin trialling two drones…
By-election called in Kinson South following High Court ruling
A by-election for two council seats in the Kinson South ward will be held on Thursday 10 December. This follows a ruling made on 30 October by the High Court after the result of 7 May poll was challenged. The challenge came about because an error at the printers meant that the ballot paper books…
Remembrance Sunday 2015 – some of the services taking place in the 4Dorset area
On Sunday 8 November, a parade of ex-service men and women, pre-service and youth organisations will be marching through the Bournemouth town centre and the central gardens to the War Memorial for the service starting at 10.57am. The service holds a special significance this year, being the 70th anniversary of VJ Day. The Mayor of…
Dorset Business Awards finalists on film
With 33 finalists now selected, the award-winning commercials team at Light Side Productions are on the road again to film with each and every one, ahead of the glittering Dorset Business Awards gala dinner on Thursday November 26.
Work to protect Bournemouth’s coastline
A programme of work to protect Bournemouth’s coastline will begin on Monday 2 November. Bournemouth Council’s beach management programme includes replacing and adding groyne defences, together with three separate beach replenishments over the next 17 years. The start of the project will see the removal and replacement of ten timber groynes to the east of…
Rogue traders
Police have received reports of three males driving a white van touting for gardening work in the Ferndown area. Two of the males were wearing long sleeve green sweatshirts with a logo ‘OAK LODGE’ embroidered on the tops. The other male was wearing a blue top and flat cap. Officers have warned “Please do not…
What heroes!
Ferndown Upper School sixth formers dressed up as heroes on Friday 23 October to raise money for the John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation, a charity set up in memory of Lt John Thornton RM who was tragically killed in southern Afghanistan in 2008, and who was a much-loved and admired student at the school. Year…
