Borough of Poole is pleased to announce that Drew Smith Ltd has been selected to drive forward the building of Trinidad Extra Care Housing Village following a tender process. The planning application for the block of 54 extra care apartments with communal facilities at Trinidad House in Rossmore was unanimously approved earlier this year. Drew…
Partners at Ellis Jones Solicitors were all at sea when they inspected their buoy in Poole Harbour.
The Haskins Garden Centre at Ferndown has gained certificates from the annual Garden Centres Association Awards for the South Thames region.
The spectacular Hambledon Hill, one of the finest Iron Age hillforts in Dorset, has been acquired by the National Trust.
A 46-year-old Bournemouth man sustained a broken wrist, a broken finger and cuts to his face following an assault at the Libertine pub, Alumhurst Road, Westbourne. It happened at approximately 3.15pm on Wednesday 30 July and police are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to get in touch. Detective Constable Jon Sainsbury, of Bournemouth…
Dorset Police has apologised for delays in answering non-emergency phone calls during the summer. Martyn Underhill, Dorset Police & Crime Commissioner has said that circumstances have created “a perfect storm” which have led to “unacceptable delays” for 101 calls. However emergency calls to 999 have not been affected. An influx of approximately 15 million tourists…
A week long art exhibition begins on Sunday 10 August at Church House in Wimborne, raising money for Lewis-Manning Hospice in Poole. Local artists Margaret Hasted, Sarah Kelly, Kathe Holt and Chris Sanders, who have all organised the exhibition in previous years, are collaborating once again to showcase their work and help raise money for…
Members of Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) were greeted by an unexpected visitor when a Russian Steppe Eagle interrupted a wildlife walk on Upton Heath last Friday.
People in Highcliffe are being asked to give their views on the shopping centre in the village and how it could be improved. The Highcliffe Centre Partnership has drafted a survey which is being distributed to Highcliffe residents, with the help of Christchurch Borough Council. The survey, which is going to households along with the…
Hundreds of people came to Saxon Square in Christchurch to commemorate the start of World War 1 at a Lights Out event on Monday 4 August. The event was held to complement the candlelit vigil which started at 10pm when the whole country was asked to remember the war by dimming their lights and leaving…