Today, on Monday 21st September, the United Nations International Day of Peace, and two days before the Autumn Equinox, Tibetan monks from Tashi Lhunpo monastery in India are building a sand mandala especially for the volunteers of Cherry Tree Nursery. The monks, exiled from their homeland, have visited the charity project before, to bless the…
A Dorset man who committed child sex offences has been sentenced to three years and three months’ imprisonment.
Christopher Anthony Greco, 31 and of Christchurch , pleaded guilty to possessing indecent images of children, inciting a child to engage in sexual activity and breach of his sexual offenders prevention order, on 16 December 2014 at Bournemouth Magistrates Court.
In September, Bournemouth received its first deliveries of surplus food from company FareShare. Six projects that work to support local people in need have started receiving deliveries of surplus food to provide hot meals and emergency packages for those in crisis.
People are being offered the chance to grant poorly children’s wishes, by climbing aboard a brand new Rolls-Royce Ghost Series II.
A Hampshire care home held a surprise country and western-style party to welcome its long-standing manager back from maternity leave.
Rebecca Hannam was greeted with a side-slapping ‘yee haw’ chorus from residents, colleagues and friends at Colten Care’s New Milton home, Kingfishers.
Outspoken cricketing legend Geoffrey Boycott OBE hit a business audience for six when he appeared at AFC Bournemouth’s Vitality Stadium.
The former Yorkshire and England cricketer had clients and contacts of Dorset law firm Ellis Jones Solicitors in stitches as he regaled them with stories and anecdotes from a life spent in the spotlight.
Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner, Martyn Underhill and Assistant Chief Constable James Vaughan paid tribute to a number of young people who had been nominated for their contribution to making Dorset a safer place to live at a recent awards ceremony held in Hamworthy.
Police in North Dorset have released CCTV images of two people they would like to speak to in relation to two separate shoplifting incidents.
One occurred at Moles Country Stores, Gillingham at around 11.50am on Monday 31 August. A man walked into the store, picked up three sets of pruners, and walked out of the store without paying.
The local authorities of Bournemouth, Christchurch, East Dorset and Poole are jointly exploring the possibility of a single, brand new Council to cover their respective geographic areas. This would see all functions undertaken by the existing councils in these areas, including services currently run by Dorset County Council in Christchurch & East Dorset, being delivered…
The Green Party is busy preparing to bring its Autumn Conference to the BIC for the first time from September 25-28. The event will provide a great platform for local Green Party members and supporters to showcase Bournemouth along with its newly elected and first ever Green Party councillor, Simon Bull. Bournemouth is traditionally a…
