The inaugural Dorset Festival of Cricket has been hailed a great success by organisers as some 2,500 spectators dodged the showers and visited Bournemouth’s historic Dean Park Cricket Ground over the bank holiday weekend. A few spots of rain failed to dampen the spirits as cricket fans caught the wave of euphoria that swept over…
Young thrill seekers will love the new play structure at Moors Valley Country Park and Forest, near Ringwood. Designed by award-winning landscape architects Davies White it will capture the imagination of children of all ages. Crocodile Crossing II is a timely addition to the park’s play trail which now includes 12 unique sculptures and the…
Ferndown based, Queens Park Athletic AFC recently held a benefit match to raise awareness of leukaemia and show support for assistant manager Mark ‘Sammo’ Samson who is courageously battling the cancer.
Musician Matt Park is fundraising for local music charity, Coda, by running the Bournemouth half marathon.
Matt plays guitar and synthesiser in Empire Affair, a Bournemouth-based band that recently played their biggest gig to date at the Scala in London for Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds’ aftershow party and have also been confirmed as support for Toploader in Brixton this month.
A Bournemouth academy has brought together a range of health, care and youth agencies to show its students help is out there for all their needs.
Following the success of The Purbeck Trail in 2014, the race series has now expanded with the addition of The Black Hill 10k in September. The Isle of Purbeck is characterised by its stunning scenery that attracts many holidaymakers. However, it is also gaining a well-deserved reputation for the quality of its running events. With…
‘Second World War Stories’ is a new exhibition at the Priest’s House Museum & Garden in Wimborne Minster marking the 70th anniversary of the end of the hostilities. To mark VE Day the museum will be offering free admission on Friday 8 and Saturday 9 May for visitors to see the exhibition. Visitors to the…
Ester Tal a professional flamenco dancer, choreographer and teacher will present her Academy at the Regent Centre in Christchurch. Flamenco End of Year Show is full of exhilarating rhythmical footwork and exciting choreographies. The student performers, of all ages, are supported on stage by professional flamenco artists: Uri Tal (flamenco guitarist), Luis El Mono (flamenco…
Officers are appealing for information after a pensioner in Hamworthy was tied up in her own home while burglars ransacked her property along Egmont Road and made off with money and jewellery. Detectives want to trace a dark-coloured VW Golf, with the registration number GU02 FKY, which they believe may have been used by the…
Due to the sad death of one of the candidates in the ward of North Highcliffe & Walkford in Christchurch, the Borough Council election in that ward has had to be suspended. One of the Labour Party candidates, Richard Walls, died on Tuesday 5 May. Under Electoral Commission rules, the election in that ward must…
