The National Nest Box Week (14 to 21 February) organised by the BTO (British Trust for Ornithology) will this year have the support of the Talbot House Preparatory School as the Haskins Garden Centre has donated a Camera Nest Box so pupils can follow the progress of any nesting birds.
A year on from the first request for a French Market, Ringwood Town Council has been invited to host a French Market over 3 days in February and an Italian Market in June. Both Markets will take place in the Market Place, occupying the same sites that the weekly Wednesday Market currently takes place, with…
FREE TIME, a new project from Borough of Poole Arts Service celebrating the work of Poole Pottery, has been boosted by £6,000 funding from Arts Council England.
Ludwell Stores, the village shop and Post Office at Ludwell near Shaftesbury, has beaten competition from across the UK and Ireland to clinch a special 10th anniversary Countryside Alliance Award Champion of Champions prize. The shop topped a national poll, voted for by the public, and owners Phil and Jo James were at Parliament on Wednesday 4th February to receive their award from Defra Secretary Liz Truss MP.
Two rare commemorative plaques, one signed by Queen Elizabeth II and one signed by Prince Charles were amongst high value and rare items were stolen from a car in Bournemouth. A purple Citroen DS4 was broken into between 4.30pm on Monday 2 February and 1.30pm on Tuesday 3 February on Maddison Avenue. A number of…
A faster treatment service for Emergency Department (ED) patients has been trialled successfully at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital.
Lewis-Manning Hospice in Poole has responded to a new report by Cancer Research UK that estimates if you were born after 1960 you will have a 50% chance of getting cancer in your lifetime, because that generation is living longer.
SEMBCORP Bournemouth Water (SBW) published its annual water prices today (3 February) which sees customer bills in parts of Dorset, Hampshire and Wiltshire falling significantly. While bill decreases will be slightly larger or smaller for some customers, the average household water bill is set to fall by £18 (over 11 per cent) for the period…
Residents, relatives and team members at family-owned Colten Care have been doing their bit to support Dignity Action Day.
Care homes in Dorset and Hampshire have held activities including themed tea parties, message boards and discussion groups to highlight the importance of respecting vulnerable people’s dignity.
Planning permission to build a large solar station on a protected wildlife site, Rampisham Down in west Dorset, has been put on hold by the Department for Communities and Local Government, under the Town and Country Planning Order 1995.
