Category: Dorset

Jeremy Channon has been recruited by MJP Law to start up their new corporate and commercial department. He will be based at the Wimborne office.

Police officers are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward after an assault in the Rising Sun Inn on East Street, Wimborne. The incident happened on Friday, 16 January between 10pm-10.30pm when a 50-year-old female member of staff was attacked by a man. A group of five men had entered the pub…

Fire crews from Hampshire and Dorset battled a fire at Sopley near Christchurch yesterday evening (12 February). A thatch roof was well alight when they arrived and firefighters tackled an intense fire. Officer in charge Station Manager Thompson said, “The firefighters did a fantastic job in salvaging most of the contents of the house whilst fighting the…

Swanage Railway General Manager Richard Jones is to leave the Dorset heritage line and become the new Operating Officer for the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway in Yorkshire.

Poetry lovers rejoiced as some of the best loved poems in the country came to life at Dorset County Council’s chambers.
The event was part of the regional championship for the national ‘Poetry by Heart’ competition, designed to encourage young people to get passionate about poetry.

The ambulances that featured in episode three of the latest BBC Top Gear series, are now on display to the public at Beaulieu’s World of Top Gear. Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May conducted a valuable piece of consumer research with their attempts to improve and enhance the ambulance. Starting with a belief that current…

One of the busiest commuter routes to and from Bournemouth, the A347 New Road in West Parley will be closed for three weeks from 2 March and will cause disruption during peak commuter hours when extra traffic is forced onto the diversion route.