Bournemouth’s Panto Stars have performed the first official Christmas light switch on at Castlepoint Shopping Park. An excited crowd gathered to watch children’s favourite and ‘Blue Peter’ Presenter Barney Harwood was joined by Tiger Lily, TV’s ‘Kushaboom’ host Helena Dowling and Captain Hook in the shape of popular actor and former ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ contestant Mark Benton, to officially plunge the switch and illuminate the £30,000 worth of new lighting.
A businesses event about plans for economic growth in Christchurch and East Dorset was held at the Hub on 26 November.
The third Growth Plan launch event organized by Christchurch and East Dorset Councils brought businesses ‘around the table’ and provided an opportunity for networking and to find out what partner organisations have to offer.
Two popular collections of model trains attracted huge interest at Lawrences Auctioneers of Crewkerne last week.
Both collections were compiled by a gentleman in the Taunton area. The first collection included a large number of Wrenn, Hornby and Bachmann locomotives, all boxed and in good condition. With interest from private buyers and dealers, estimates were left far behind as the collection raised over £12,000 in auction.
A Bournemouth man has been convicted of murdering his father in Southbourne last year.
Nathan Robinson (26) was found guilty of the murder of William Spiller by a jury at Winchester Crown Court on 27 November following a full trial.
He had previously pleaded guilty to manslaughter which was rejected by the Crown Prosecution Service.
Police are investigating an unpleasant assault on a Wilts and Dorset bus driver in Bournemouth.
The incident happened at around 2.30pm on Saturday 27 September 2014 in Gervis Place in the town centre.
For the second year in a row, Bournemouth has won the Best UK Coastal Resort at the British Travel Awards 2014, held in London last night (26 November)
Detectives are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward after a report that a chemical substance was squirted into the face of a man in Christchurch on Friday, 14 November. The victim, a 19-year-old Christchurch man, was about to get into a car which was parked outside McColls newsagents in Somerford Road…
School children at Poulner School in Ringwood had a special treat this week when Roger the Ringwood Reindeer came to their school to promote the Christmas Lights Switch On which will take place next week. Roger was accompanied by one of the 16 elves that will be entertaining crowds on Saturday 6 December. Giving out free…
A meeting of Dorset County Council will be held next week to decide the on-going leadership of the authority. This follows Cllr Spencer Flower’s decision to step aside as leader after he was charged by the police over alleged failures to declare an interest in a property company. Last week Cllr Flower handed over leadership…
The ‘Bug Busting’ team visited Year 2 pupils at Oakhurst Community First School to deliver a unique workshop in the hope local schoolchildren will learn how to stop common infections such as coughs and colds spreading, causing sickness and absence from school.
