Diverse Abilities, Dorset’s disability charity, has been awarded ‘one’ special place for the Virgin London Marathon 2016 taking place on 24 April and is seeking applications. One lucky person will then be fortunate enough to run for the charity that supports children and adults with disabilities across the county.
Bournemouth’s biggest and best-loved fireworks party is set for Saturday, November 7 at the Littledown Centre. With three top quality displays, including the famous White Knuckle – the South’s loudest and latest fireworks show – the stage is set for Bournemouth Fireworks to go with a bang. “With three displays for the price of one…
Volunteer projects returning traditional skills to the New Forest have been recognised by a countryside awards scheme.
Pondhead Conservation Trust and Buckler’s Hard Shipwright School were victorious in the annual Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) Hampshire awards.
England’s team of four for the biennial Spirit International amateur championship in the USA is Hayley Davis, Bronte Law, Scott Gregory and Jonathan Thomson.
The 54-hole championship takes places at Whispering Pines Golf Club, Texas, from 12-14 October, when the players compete for a range of team and individual titles.
Claire Hall, a mental health nurse from Christchurch was delighted to learn that she had won Castlepoint’s recent on line draw for Wallis vouchers. Claire, who commutes to St Ann’s Hospital at Canford Cliffs, accepted her £50 vouchers from Liz Philpott, the visual merchandiser at Wallis clothes store, with the shopping park’s general manager Peter Matthews.
The new sporting centre for the Bournemouth community is fit for international tournaments and Premier League footballers! The fantastic new facility at the LeAF Academy was ‘kicked-off’ by AFC Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe when he officially declared the centre open. This brand new, purpose-built sports centre will not only cater for the developing athletes who…
MP Simon Hoare visited Teachers Building Society on 25 September to chat with staff – and help judge the staff cake competition in support of the Macmillan World’s Biggest Coffee Morning.
Over 100 past and present Sheriffs from the 15 cities and towns that hold the office met in Poole last weekend for the annual convention of the United Kingdom’s remaining Sheriffs. Accompanied by consorts and friends, current and past Sheriffs from Nottingham, Canterbury, Lincoln, Lichfield, Southampton, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Norwich, Haverfordwest, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Camarthen, Chester, Oxford, Gloucester and…
Dorset Police has opened recruitment for special constables and is specifically seeking candidates to work in the Blandford and Bridport areas. The new chief officer for the Dorset Police Special Constabulary, Anthi Minhinnick said: “At present, we have lower numbers of special constables in Blandford and Bridport and so we are urgently working to increase…
Hundreds of people enjoyed the spectacle of scaled-down steam engines working the streets around the world famous Wimborne Model Town amidst the glorious sunshine of the last weekend in September. The mini steamers hauled young and old on specially constructed passenger trailers against the backdrop of a collection of classic motorbikes, some dating from the…