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Renewed appeal after fatal collision near Wimborne
Officers investigating a fatal road traffic collision near Wimborne are renewing their appeal for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward – with officers trying to trace vital witnesses.At around 4.13pm on Wednesday 10 June 2015 a two vehicle head-on collision between a black BMW 3 Series and a blue Ford Fiesta took place…
Hospital’s heart unit celebrates 10th birthday
Staff in the Dorset Heart Centre have been celebrating 10 years since it first opened its doors – with an impressive 60,000 patients treated by the dedicated team over the last decade. The centre, based at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital, serves a population of more than one million people from Dorset and beyond and is…
Jailed for child sex offences
A former pilot has been jailed for 12 and a half years for a string of child sex offences. Bartle Frere, 51, of Shipton Gorge, was handed the prison term at Bournemouth Crown Court today, Wednesday 17 June 2015, after being convicted the previous day for 16 sex offences. These included eight charges of sexually assaulting…
Broadstone Community Concert Band
Broadstone Community Concert Band returns to Lighthouse, Poole’s centre for the arts on 27 June. The 50-strong band’s Summer Concert will feature a varied programme with pieces from composers as diverse as Holst and Lloyd Webber, representing the classical repertoire as well as the world of stage musicals in a concert bill that will also…
Walking on air for charity
The management at Bournemouth’s Castlepoint Shopping Park have set themselves challenges in a bid to boost funds for Autism Wessex. Whilst other members of the team will keep their challenges at ground level, Castlepoint’s management suite administrator Tanya Hatcher has selected to Wing Walk at Compton Abbas airfield on Sunday 5 July.
Daddy Love: Photographer captures unique bond between father and baby
Father’s Day is a great opportunity to celebrate the special bond between father and child, and this collection of images by Karen Wiltshire of KW Photography does exactly that. Released ahead of Father’s Day on 21 June, Karen’s portraits show a number of doting dads – mostly first time parents – carefully cradling their newborn child.
Olympic visitor for school
Double Olympian Liz Yelling made a special visit to Poole Grammar recently on behalf of the Bournemouth Marathon Festival to celebrate the school winning a prestigious athletics competition. There were a total of 26 local schools taking part in the junior races, held in association with Active Dorset at last year’s Bournemouth Marathon Festival and…
700 objections to revised Mapperton Solar Farm
Over 700 objections have now been sent into East Dorset District Council to protest at what could become the second largest solar farm in Dorset, saying it represents damaging industrialisation of the beautiful countryside.
Battle expected for Wellington’s letter
As the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo was celebrated on 18 June, a remarkable glimpse into the Duke of Wellington’s preparations for battle will be offered for sale at auction. The letter, written by the Duke on 8 May 1815 as he made crucial plans for his most decisive conflict and the final…