Category: Dorset

A man who raped and assaulted a woman in Bournemouth has been sentenced to eight years in prison.
Emmanuel Mutandi, 22, from Bedfordshire, was found guilty of rape and assault at Bournemouth Crown Court on Friday 24 April 2015.

The seafront route of the celebratory open top bus parade will start at Boscombe Pier at 11am and make its way along the promenade finishing at Bournemouth Pier.

Arts University Bournemouth (AUB) recently held an exclusive viewing of the Jerwood Drawing Prize and a showcase of student drawings to raise awareness of the University’s new Drawing Studio Appeal. The anticipated Drawing Studio has been endorsed by David Hockney who was announced on the night as the prestigious patron of the new building. In…

Susan Simmonds from Bransgore and Denise Freemantle from West Wellow are taking part in the 18th London MoonWalk on 16 May. Raising funds for breast cancer charity they will start at Clapham Common and walk 26.2 miles overnight through London. ‘MoonWalking’ for the third time – having previously taken part in 2011 and 2012 –  Susan and Denise…

Manager Eddie Howe’s ambition after the euphoria of effectively securing promotion into the Premier League is for the Cherries to win the Championship title. They face Charlton on Saturday. “It’s the end we all want,” he said, “but it’s not in our hands and that’s the frustrating part because we’ve led the league for so long. We’ll…

A physiotherapist at the Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch hospitals has been selected to take part in a groundbreaking study exploring how philosophy can be used to unearth the causes of complex, medically unexplained symptoms. Matthew Low, Lead Clinician Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist, is one of a 27-strong research team made up of physiotherapists, health scientists and philosophers…

A few years ago New Forest Water Park launched its state of the art wakeboard system. This month saw it create another big splash with the launch of the UK’s first outdoor Aqua Park.

Gilson Lavis – drummer with Squeeze and Jools Holland’s Rhythm and Blues Orchestra – is famous for playing with everyone from Tom Jones to Amy Winehouse, Bryan Ferry to Smokey Robinson, Eric Clapton to Robert Plant. But he also fast becoming recognised as a talented artist and portrait painter.

As a ‘thank you’ to residents for recycling their garden waste, Bournemouth Bororugh Council will be giving away free compost at Slades Farm on Saturday 2 May and King’s Park on Sunday 10 May. Bournemouth residents, who bring their current council tax bill, will be able to pick up their compost on a first-come first-served…

Oakmeadians RFC Ladies endured a 12 hour, non-stop, bike ride to raise funds to purchase three defibrillators for local rugby clubs. With a 27 woman team they clocked up an impressive 400 miles on Saturday 25 April. The girls have been fundraising for the last four weeks and they rounded off another week of bucket…