Man jailed for murder of Poole nurse Rui Li
A Bournemouth man was jailed for life on, 27 February 2015, for the murder of Poole nurse Rui Li.
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Holocaust memorial unveiled
In a moving ceremony, a holocaust memorial was unveiled at Christchurch Quay and a tree planted to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the terrible events of World War II.
Hamworthy rail crossing a step closer
Councillors in Poole have voted to provide an additional £250,000 to help deliver a new rail crossing in Lower Hamworthy. Borough of Poole can now enter into an agreement with DB Schenker, freight train operator who have been granted a 125 year lease of the Hamworthy Branch Line, and appoint a civil engineering contractor. The…
Wheelie bin arson in Boscombe
Police have issued CCTV images of a suspect after a number of arson attacks in Boscombe. At 2.13am on Thursday 19 February 2015, police were called to reports of a wheelie bin being set alight inside a wooden shed in Boscombe Spa Road. Approximately 20 minutes later, two more bins were set alight in Manor…
‘Caves of the Thousand Buddhas’
The Friends of the Priest’s House Museum invite you to a talk on the ‘Caves of the Thousand Buddhas: Archaeology on the Eastern Silk Road’ by Dr Alastair Morrison on Thursday 12 March, 7.30pm in the Hilda Coles Open Learning Centre at the Priest’s House Museum & Garden in Wimborne Minster. The cultures along the…
30 Miles for JT’s 30th
Royal Marine John Thornton was sadly killed in Afghanistan in 2008 and would have been 30 years old on 12 April. Here at the John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation we thought that it would be a fitting tribute to take on a 30 mile challenge in his memory. The final test on the Royal Marine…
Moses Rutland merge in style
Philip Moses and Clive Rutland celebrated their rebranding as Moses Rutland Chartered Surveyors at a launch party on 25 February.
Churchill’s blood for sale in Dorset
A few precious drops of blood that were taken from Sir Winston Churchill have emerged for sale at auction.
The sample was collected in 1962 when the ‘blood, toil, tears and sweat’ orator was at The Middlesex Hospital being treated for a fractured hip.
World’s first Fish City calls on more businesses to get involved
Bournemouth and Poole are the first towns in the world to have achieved Sustainable Fish City status. Some of the most important and iconic caterers and restaurants have committed to serving only verifiably sustainable fish, impacting on more than 3.6 million fish meals a year throughout the towns. The campaign, run by the Sustainable Food City…
Christchurch and East Dorset Councils increase Council Tax
Both Christchurch Borough Council and East Dorset District Council have each agreed a small increase of 1.95 per cent on their element of the Council Tax for 2015/16. The increase equates to around 7p per week for a Band D property and comes in the face of a reduction in government funding for the coming…