Top hats, boaters and papier mache creations were all on show at Witchampton First School’s annual Easter bonnet parade near Wimborne at the weekend. Children from the school and pre school joined together to parade their home-made creations around the village and celebrate the coming of Easter with local residents. Pupils, staff and parents congregated…
Easter Saturday at Boscombe Pier will see the largest groups of runners assembled in the history of East Cliff Rotary’s Easter Quarter Marathon. Over 300 runners are now confirmed but there could be 400 runners on the day. This event, now in its 18th year, is a road race under the rules of UK Athletics…
Customers, family and friends of Alex and Lou Webb gathered at the Bridge House at Longham on Saturday (28 March) to share the couple’s success of five years in business. “We thought we’d do something a bit different,” said Alex, who sells all the usual cuts of meat in his West Moors shop, alongside the…
MJP Law’s new office in Ferndown was officially opened by Mayor Councillor Mike Parkes today.
Staff at Underwood Eyecare in Penny’s Walk, Ferndown and Ashley Road, Parkstone are holding a charity event on Wednesday 1 April in aid of the Dorset Blind Association. They will be dressed In their pyjamas or onesies and everyone is welcome to go along to join in the fun and support their fund raising.
Young children from a Bournemouth primary school played at being politicians for the day when they visited the Houses of Parliament.
Detectives are asking the public if they recognise the photographed watches recently seized by police in the North Dorset area. Police are appealing to owners of the items, or anyone who knows where they came from, to come forward. Detective Constable Steve Dodge, of Weymouth CID, said: “I am keen to circulate these images as…
The Police and Crime Commissioners and Chief Constables for Devon & Cornwall Police and Dorset Police have today reached a symbolic milestone around how they will deliver policing services across the three counties in the future.
The DVLA is warning the public of an email scam that asks drivers to verify their driving licence and vehicle tax details via an online link. In some cases the email quotes a 16 digit reference number, telling drivers they’re due a refund for some of the payment made when they taxed their vehicle. They’re…
Visitors and boat users of Riverlands and Tuckton will benefit from a clearer pathway and a safer more secure riverbank thanks to investment from Bournemouth Council. Repairs to the riverbank which was severely damaged during the storms of the 2013/14 winter have now been completed. The work involved replacing the failing original timber revetments with…
