Category: Dorset

A charity garden party served up a £2,286.45 donation for Lewis-Manning Hospice, which offers free care to people with cancer and other life-limiting illnesses.

Officers investigating a sexual assault onboard a bus travelling from Bournemouth to Christchurch have released a CCTV image of a man they would like to speak to. At around 2.45pm on Thursday 30 July, a seven-year-old boy was travelling on the 1a Yellow Bus at Gervis Road when a man inappropriately touched him. The offender…

A man who was videoed pulling the head off a woodpigeon that was posted on Facebook has been handed a five year Criminal Behaviour Order.

Organisers of the Great Dorset Steam Fair say the opening day (2 September) was a huge success. Traffic delays were at an all-time low for day one, and hoards of pay-on-arrival campers and day visitors turned up to experience the sights and sounds of the unique festival. This year sees significant improvements to the infrastructure,…

Ferndown Chamber of Commerce (FCOC) held its first meeting yesterday (1 September), following its recent affiliation with Dorset Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
DCCI’s chief executive, Ian Girling, spoke to Ferndown’s executive committee about the coming together of the chambers outlining the benefits.

More than 300 exhibits are set to be featured in an annual Purbeck transport rally of classic four and two-wheeled vehicles – with Swanage Railway train passengers purchasing Rover tickets being given free admission to the nostalgic event.

Detectives are appealing to the public to help locate a man who failed to appear at court for sentencing – with a picture of him being released.