Hillside Community First School in Verwood, Dorset celebrated a Bling Your Ride Day on 28 November to raise awareness of being seen in the dark. Over 70 bikes and scooters arrived at school decorated with lights, tinsel, foil, feathers and reflective materials. This event was supported by Darren Orchard from Sustrans, who awarded prizes. He…
The Best of British Party organised by Joe and Mel Barnett and Lucy and Gary Wooding raised £2297 for the John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation.
It followed on from last year’s success and was held at Parkstone Yacht Club. Almost every aspect of Britishness was represented and fabulous costumes got the party off to a great start.
Over 300 people attended the evening Advent candlelight service held in Wimborne Minster on Advent Sunday 30 November. The singing was led by the Minster Choir conducted by the Director of Music Mr David Gostick, with organist Sean Tucker. Four Minster servers Michael Sharpe, Christine Feltham, Barbara Sharpe and Kevin Martin assisted in the Service.…
The Royal Bournemouth Hospital (RBH) celebrated the official opening of the Bournemouth Birth Centre on Monday – its new midwifery-led maternity unit. Hosting two spacious birthing suites with en-suite bathrooms, ‘quick-fill’ birthing pools and an additional overnight room, the new unit cost £860,000 to construct and is a demonstration of RBH’s commitment to providing high…
As a grand old lady of 84 years of age, nobody would begrudge The Regent Centre in Christchurch of having a little TLC lavished on it from time to time. Currently the cinema, theatre and arts centre that has faithfully served the entertainment needs of Christchurch and the surrounding area since it opened on Boxing…
Following the huge success of his last tour Qualmpeddler, Bill Bailey will be returning to the Bournemouth International Centre next December (2015) with his tour Limboland. Tickets go on sale on 5 December. www.bic.co.uk
Members of Dorset County Council have elected Cllr Robert Gould as their new leader today (3 December).
A special full council meeting was called to vote on this issue after it became clear Cllr Spencer Flower was unable to continue with his leadership duties following police charges under the Localism Act 2011.
Bournemouth airport based Airways Aviation has launched a new facility where trainee commercial helicopter and fixed wing (aeroplane) pilots can be tutored on the ground school subjects required to gain their Air Transport Pilots licences. Ian Brookes, from Bournemouth who gained his fixed wing and helicopter commercial pilots licences in 2012 has been appointed to…
Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance are encouraging supporters to sign up early for their Coast to Coast Cycle Challenge 2015 after an overwhelming response last year. The event, which is not designed as a race involves cycling through some of Dorset and Somerset’s most beautiful countryside and will take place on Sunday 17 May 2015. Last year’s…
Following a hearing at Bournemouth Magistrates’ Court today, the leader of Dorset County Council is to stand trial accused of failing to declare interests in two housing companies. He has denied three charges under the Localism Act 2011 and not guilty pleas were entered on his behalf. He did not attend the hearing. The 72-year-old…