Singing loud and proud in new uniforms
Cream and Co, an ethical online boutique in Wimborne that specialises in bamboo clothing has joined forces with Leaf to provide the cancer charity’s choir with new uniforms.
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Hey Mickey!
The John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation (JTYAF), a Ferndown-based charity, was delighted to receive 72 Mickey Mouse soft toys from charity In Kind Direct, an organisation set up to re-distribute goods from companies to charities across the UK.
20 year tradition brings festive cheer
For more than 20 years students at one Bournemouth school have brought festive cheer to the homeless.
Lucky Ryan wins a Kindle
Regular bus user Ryan Boydon picked up a Kindle Fire HD in a Facebook competition held by ‘GetBusSmart’ in association with Yellow Buses.
Vehicle crime wave hits East Dorset
Police investigating a spate of vehicle crime in East Dorset are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward. Between Monday 1 December and Tuesday 16 December, Dorset Police received reports of 13 thefts from vehicles in the Verwood, Ashley Heath and Corfe Mullen areas. The most recent incidents were: Between 9pm on…
Lymington plaice goes up in flames
Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service crews from Lymington, Brockenhurst, St Mary’s and Eastleigh were mobilised to a fire in Lymington High Street yesterday morning at 10.14am (21 December) after thick black smoke was seen coming from the back of the Fish and Chip shop. The fire was in the cooker and extraction system. The four…
Oakhurst flies the flag
Oakhurst Community First School in West Moors held a special Red, White and Blue day to celebrate British values. Children and staff wore red, white and blue. Children learnt about the Royal Family, made a collage of Buckingham Palace, and built models of the House of Parliament and Big Ben. Visitors to the school included…
Poole Grammar School’s Great Donation
Pupils at Poole Grammar School in Dorset have donated £1,289.66 to the Great Heath Living Landscape project after holding a non-school uniform day.
Sicth Form student, Dan Boucher, aged 17, said, “Everybody was really happy to contribute to Dorset Wildlife Trust, and through activities like this and our ‘Green Week’ in May 2015, students can see the importance of looking after the local environment.
West Parley masked thieves tie victim up
Two masked men entered an address on Christchurch Road, near to the Parley Cross traffic lights last Wednesday evening (17 December) and threatened the female occupant with a letter opener with a long silver blade and demanded money. They ordered the victim upstairs before tying up her wrists and ankles. The incident happened between 7pm–7.30pm.…
Tasty Nativity in the Minster
The cast who performed the Nativity play in Wimborne Minster during the Parish Eucharist are seen here. Adults from the left: Susan Hatherley (a shepherd), Sheila Soper (narrator), Patsy Glagier (Mary), John Hughes, the Verger (Joseph), Revd Belinda Marflitt (partly hidden) Minster Curate (the star), Jane Caley (an angel) and Kevin Martin (one of the…
