Category: Dorset

Detectives investigating an attempted robbery at a Poole store are appealing for witnesses to come forward – with CCTV images of the suspect being released. At around 3.50pm on Friday 5 June, a man entered Central Stores on Haven Road in Canford Cliffs. He approached a member of staff at the counter and demanded cash…

There is free admission to Wimborne Model Town for the Folk Festival on 13 and 14 June with facilities open at 9.30am daily. The vintage miniature attraction plays host to performers on the Appalachian Stage and in the Sensory Garden area. Manager Greg Hoar comments “We are delighted to be a part of this much…

Moyles Court School, near Ringwood are using their New Forest location and beautiful house and grounds to throw a ball on Friday 26 June, themed ‘Las Vegas’, for anyone looking for a different type of special evening out.

West Moors Guides are working on their Fastnet Challenge badge, supporting older members of Guiding who compete in the yacht race this August. The activities may be land-based, but still involve water and lots of challenges, including making waterproof outfits, models of the Needles using spaghetti and marshmallows, singing sea-shanties and visiting Moors Valley to ‘climb the rigging’.

Sensei Jordan Lee was promoted to his adult brown belt at Ferndown Jitsu on Wednesday 3 June at Ferndown Ju-Jitsu Club.

Pupils at a Dorset school heard about the importance of being water-wise in a special interactive session.
Life Education Wessex (LEW) visited Christchurch Infants School on behalf of Bournemouth Water which supplies drinking water to approximately half a million people.

Grooves on the Green has announced that talented singer songwriter Toby Thorne is a late addition to this year’s 15th anniversary line up replacing Sunstone Collective after their recent split.

For any legal firm creating, managing, sharing and distributing documents effectively is a crucial part of their workflow and service delivery. MJP Law, the law firm, with offices in Ferndown, Kinson, Verwood and Wimborne, have welcomed new technology into their lives, they have removed their filing cabinets and now have a paper-less policy in place, in all of their offices.

There was a record turnout for Ferndown Rotary’s Charity Golf day.
More than 130 golfers took to Canford Magna Golf Course to help raise £6000 that was split equally between two local charities LEAF (Leukaemia Education and Funding) and the Forest Holme hospice.