Category: Dorset

A young volunteer steam locomotive driver is to feature in ITV’s primetime ‘Harbour Lives’ documentary this week as he takes to the controls of the heritage line’s popular ‘Dorsetman’ Sunday lunch train through the beautiful Purbeck countryside – for the very first time.
Twenty-six year-old Billy Johnson drives 120-tonne 1940s Southern Railway Bulleid Pacific class express steam locomotive No 34028 ‘Eddystone’ on Thursday, 31 July, 2014, from 8.30pm in an ITV1 documentary series hosted by Ben Fogle.

The Royal Bournemouth Hospital’s League of Friends and Hospital Appeal Shop have funded 11 additional trolleys to move patients around the hospital, speeding up response times and benefitting thousands of patients. Porters are involved with over 11,000 patient moves every year which equates to more than 200 moves each week. The new trolleys cost around…

Police investigating a double fatal road traffic collision near Weymouth are renewing their appeal for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward.

Wimborne Town legend Paul Roast returned to Cuthbury last Saturday ahead of the game with AFC Bournemouth for a special presentation to commemorate his 14 years of service to the football club.

All things continental were sold from colourful market stalls along Victoria Road in Ferndown over the weekend of 25-27 July. From baguettes to Brie and galettes to garlic, there was much to see and buy. The market arrived in Ferndown after it was cancelled at short notice by Ringwood Town Council and there was no…

Poole is celebrating Green Flag success as three parks in the borough have achieved the sought after national award.

Bournemouth has won a record number of prestigious Green Flag awards this year for its parks and gardens, keeping the town in the UK‘s top ten with the most in the South West once again. Queens Park has become the latest addition to Bournemouth’s tally which now stands at fifteen, placing Bournemouth eighth on the…