School children were invited to find out how sun can provide a brighter future for all at Dorset’s newest solar farm.
The youngsters from St James’ Church of England First School in Alderholt were invited by renewable energy supplier Good Energy to take a tour of the solar farm it is currently building at the nearby Crossroads Plantation.
Sainsbury’s Ferndown is celebrating the success of their partnership with Leaf (Leukaemia Educating And Fundraising). The charity collected a cheque for £5,199.29 on 5 June from the store manager Richard Lockett and his colleagues.
Hogleaze Haylage in Dorset is getting behind a nationwide initiative to raise awareness and funds for breast cancer charities. Pink bales of haylage are starting to appear on farmland all over the county in a show of support for this worthwhile cause. The pink wrap has been manufactured by Volac and to purchase it, Hozleaze…
It’s not often Steve Fowler managing director and founder of the expanding Verwood based pet store chain PamPurredPets has the chance to spend a day on a farm. The opportunity to do so followed a decision to stock Fair To Nature organic hay and straw within their 48 stores across southern England and Wales for small pets including rabbits and guinea pigs.
A thousand complimentary tickets are being offered by Bournemouth-born entertainment entrepreneur Paul Potter to the re-launch of The Dudsbury pub – still known to many as 20 on The River – as The Dusbury Country Club.
Police investigating an arson attack on a boat in Wareham are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward. Officers were called at 9.25pm on Sunday 7 June to reports of a fire on a boat near the moorings on the River Frome at Swineham. The 30-foot yacht was completely destroyed in the…
Highcliffe Castle would be a very different building had it not been for Napoleon’s defeat at the Battle of Waterloo 200 years ago. When Lord Stuart de Rothesay created Highcliffe Castle in the 1830s, he used ancient stonework from demolished buildings in Normandy, collected during his time as British Ambassador in Paris. Stuart was the…
Ringwood Waldorf School is excited to host the inaugural debut of three mini American horses at its annual summer fair on Saturday (13 June) from 11am-4pm. Horse-owner, Joanna Birley, will be bringing Mabel, Sugar and Mia who stand at approximately 30” high, on to the main field to allow children of all ages (parents and…
Prepare yourself for a weekend full of family fun and the finest folk music and dance. The third Wimborne Minster Folk Festival runs from Friday 12 June to Sunday 14 June. The festivities will get off to a stirring start at the Allendale Centre on Friday night with live production ‘The Land Remains’ by Poacher’s…
A two vehicle head-on collision occurred at around 4.13pm today (10 June) between a black BMW 3 Series and a blue Ford Fiesta on the A31 between the Lake Gates and Merley Bird roundabouts. Sadly the woman driver of the Fiesta died at the scene. Her next of kin have been informed and the coroner…
