Pottery students at the Stable Family Home Trust near Ringwood were delighted to receive a donation of £500 from New Milton Decorative & Fine Arts Society towards equipment for their thriving pottery. The cheque includes a further donation from a member of the society to enable the trust to acquire a dedicated printer and the…
Signed sealed and delivered – Ferndown Town Council is now welcoming residents to its new offices in the Barrington Centre. Earlier today (Friday 24 April), Town Mayor Cllr Mike Parkes and the Chairman of the Barrington Centre, Chris Allen, signed the lease for the three rooms which form the new offices. The ceremony was watched…
A £1 million scheme to improve pedestrian, cycling and traffic facilities on Ashley Road in Parkstone is now complete. Major improvement works have been carried out along this busy main road over the last 15 months, as part of the Three Towns Travel project. The improvements include: separate parking and bus lay-bys so buses can…
Mike Travis scored four holes-in-one after 43 years playing golf – following his first ever lesson. The 69-year-old spent an hour with a professional at Parley Golf Centre in Dorset in 2010 and shortly afterwards holed the 146-yard 7th hole. Just over a year later he holed the 114-yard 4th, and followed that in 2014 with…
Hustings for the forthcoming parliamentary election will take place at St Michael’s Church, Church Hill, Verwood, BH31 6DZ on Thursday 30 April at 7.30pm. At present, all the candidates are expected to be present. The meeting will be chaired by Revd Andrew Sinclair. Anyone is welcome to come and take part.
A transport project in Dorset has joined a special nationwide campaign to show the public the positive impact civil engineering has on their lives and show policymakers of all parties why they should continue to invest in the country’s infrastructure.
A major project to demolish then rebuild an entire street block in Boscombe has begun – and when finished the apartments will be for the exclusive use of over-50s.
Artist Ian Giles is inviting people who live and work in Poole to take part in a creative project celebrating the history of Poole Pottery.
Throughout May, Ian will be creating a large collection of hand-thrown ceramic pots and plates and he is looking for local people from businesses and manufacturers in Poole who are interested in learning about glazing to take part in the project.
Judging is underway for the best Bug Buster poster to grace the walls of AFC Bournemouth’s Goldsands Stadium next season.
A man has been jailed for three years after being convicted of committing a burglary in Bournemouth.
