The Woodland Trust is asking people to look for signs of autumn in Dorset, as it tracks the season’s arrival on its Nature’s Calendar survey. Early indications suggest autumn may be a little later than average and the charity is appealing for more records on what is the longest-running survey of seasonal change in the…
Coda Music Trust is opening its doors to unveil new state of the art music rooms to the public. On Saturday 12 September, the registered charity based in Highcliffe, Christchurch, is holding a free open day from 1pm–4pm at the newly developed Piggery at its Music Centre and introduce all of the activities which will…
Over £8,000 was raised at the annual Sarah Green Golf Day at Canford Magna golf course last Friday, bringing the total raised to nearly £70,000 since the event began 13 years ago. All the proceeds are donated to the Macmillan Cancer Trust at Christchurch hospital. This year saw 88 golfers along with footballing legend Paul …
The funeral of Edward, Lord Montagu will take place on Thursday 10 September, when the Beaulieu attraction will be closed all day as a mark of respect. Members of the public will be welcome to pay their respects at the funeral of Edward, Lord Montagu. The funeral will take place in Beaulieu Abbey church at…
Detectives are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward following a distraction burglary in Poole. The incident took place during the afternoon of Thursday 3 September 2015, when a man knocked on the door of a property in The Old Rope Walk in the Hamworthy area asking for paperwork to be signed…
Organisers of the Great Dorset Steam Fair say it has been a successful year, with improved operations and a bumper weekend for visitors. mags4dorset and friends visited on Saturday and walked almost continuously for five-and-a-half hours and still didn’t manage to cover the whole show-ground. “We sat down four times. Once for a cup of…
Reporting from Peru: Cholita the ‘real-life Paddington bear’ who won the world’s hearts after suffering abuse in the circus has been successfully returned to her native home by Animal Defenders International (ADI). The elderly, hairless bear has been nursed back to health by the animal rescue organisation and relocated in an epic three-day journey over the Andes to a specially-built habitat in the Amazon.
Drivers in and around Bournemouth are being reminded about major roadworks starting in the area this weekend.
Dorset County Council will start rebuilding the A338 Bournemouth Spur Road, between Ashley Heath and Blackwater, on Monday 7 September – with the dual carriageway down to one lane in each direction from 6am Monday.
East Dorset District Council is asking residents in the area for their feedback on proposals for changes to the Allendale Centre in Wimborne to create a building for both community use and district council offices. A consultation is being held from 7 to 25 September at the Allendale Centre, where plans for the proposed enhanced…
A man has been jailed for life for the murder of his ex-partner Sarah Pollock in Bournemouth.
Colin Dymond, 52, of Saltash in Plymouth, appeared at Winchester Crown Court today, Friday 4 September, and entered a guilty plea to killing the 41-year-old in her flat in Avon Close on Wednesday 25 March 2015.
