A leading Dorset and Somerset law firm’s charitable trust has awarded a record £95,065 to good causes. Young sportsmen, women and arts lovers were among those to benefit from the bumper boost in 2014. Battens Solicitors, which has offices in Weymouth, Dorchester, Sherborne and Yeovil, set up the charitable trust in 1985 to support community…
Although most dog owners visiting Cogden and Hive Beach do the right thing by either taking their dog’s poo home or by using one of the bins provided, a new National Trust dog walking group has been set up to spread the words to others through the group named Pooo Pin (Poo out people in).…
For the third year running, St Mary’s Ferndown brought Christmas cheer to local residents who would otherwise have spent Christmas alone
Do you have an old banger in your garage? A clapped out car in your garden? A rusty old run-around you hardly use? It’s time to let it go and recycle for research!
A visit to Poole’s Household Waste Recycling Centre had devastating consequences for Beacon Hill couple Les and Gill Sherlock.
Officers in Beaminster are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward following a burglary in Mosterton.
Volunteers are being sought for the Knoll Gardens Foundation, the Wimborne-based garden charity. Knoll has championed the naturalistic style of gardening for many years believing it to be of benefit to gardeners and wildlife alike. The garden is owned and run by Neil Lucas, Chelsea gold medal winner and RHS council member and senior judge.…
Parents and Toddlers from the Heatherlands Parent and Toddler Group enjoyed a visit to Wimborne to see Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. The visit to the pantomime was in place of a traditional Christmas party and was made possible by Ferndown councillor John Little, who had purchased the tickets from his ward budget, and with…
A 90-year-old local woman was pushed over by a robber who made off with her handbag. The victim was walking past San Remo towers in Michelgrove Road, Bournemouth when she was approached from behind and pushed forward to the ground. Her handbag was pulled from her shoulder and a man ran away from the scene.…
Officers in Bournemouth are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward after a cat was shot in the Southbourne area of Bournemouth – with a reward offered by a member of the public.