Residents and school children joined forces to sow seeds on the newly created soil embankment at Branksome Recreation Ground.
The embankment has been created as part of the works to protect six open spaces and parks in Poole against unauthorised encampments. Soil embankments are an effective method of preventing unauthorised vehicles on open spaces while still leaving them accessible for pedestrians.
Shoppers in Ferndown have been enjoying a taste of the continent while basking in the heat of the Mediterranean. A French market is being held along Victoria Road this weekend (July 25-27) offering delicacies including hot food, cheese, meat, olives, bread, cakes, jams and honey, along with fragrant soaps and lavender.
Valuable chart plotter taken in Poole distraction theft Police are looking for information t following a distraction theft from a shop on Poole Quay. The incident happened between 10am and 10.30am on Sunday 20 July 2014 at the ‘Piplers of Poole’ shop at Yeatmans Old Mill near to the lifting bridge. Two women entered the…
International fields totalling over 260 players will soon be assembling for England Golf’s three girls’ championships which take place in Warwickshire next week, from 29-31 July.
Police are appealing for witnesses after a fatal road traffic collision near Wimborne on Thursday 24 July 2014. The collision, in which a grey and white Fiat Autorail motorhome was in a collision with a yellow DAF tipper truck, occurred on the A31 outside the Wimborne Service Station, near Wimborne around 10.15am. Sadly the driver…
A new exhibition showcasing one of the most important shipwrecks found in British waters opens at Poole Museum on Saturday 26 July. The opening will be marked with a Maritime Archaeology Day, part of the national Festival of Archaeology.
Diverse Abilities Plus, the only charity in Dorset that supports children and adults with profound physical and learning disabilities, is continuing to give the local community an opportunity to work within its supported living team, which cares for over 35 adults to live as independently as possible in their own home. The charity is holding…
Robert Walter MP (North Dorset) welcomed the news that Dorset County Council will benefit from a £3.1 million increase in funding, as part of an overall funding boost to schools worth £390 million. This announcement, preceded by a national consultation, means that the schools budget in Dorset will increase by 1.5% and per pupil funding…
‘Beautiful bees and glorious gardens’ is a special day of wildlife-related activities, all designed to celebrate the importance and fascination of our wonderful bees. It takes place from 10am–4pm on 16 August, within the acclaimed naturalistic setting of Wimborne’s Knoll Gardens, which is now also becoming well-known for its wildlife-friendly approach to gardening. Amongst the…
The Hall & Woodhouse Badger brewery team kept a keen eye on 16 beer tanks as they were inched into position by cranes over the Blandford brewery site, completing another important milestone in the new brewery development programme. On Thursday 10 July, the slow process began as a crane, manned by King Lifting and overseen…
