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.
Police in Weymouth are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward after a spate of arson attacks on vehicles over the weekend. Six vehicles were set alight in locations off and near to the Rodwell Trail. The first happened at Asda on Marsh Road between 8.55pm and 9.05pm on Saturday 31 January.…
Detectives investigating the murder of 25-year-old Samantha Henderson have renewed their appeal for the public’s help.
Samantha, of Halves Cottages, was reported missing at 8.43am on Thursday 22 January. The last confirmed reported sighting of the mother-of-four was at around 3pm on Wednesday 21 January outside Corfe Castle Primary School in East Street.
The Producers are back! This UK Award winning Blues Band will be performing at the Barrington Theatre in Ferndown this February. Date: Friday 20 February 2015 Time: 7.30pm Price: £12.50 Venue: Barrington Theatre, Ferndown Website: www.barringtoncentre.co.uk
