Eight students from Year 9 at Queen Elizabeth’s School in Wimborne were lucky enough to get the opportunity of going on a trip to Wimbledon on Wednesday. The school secured court 1 tickets and the students were treated to Andy Murray on top form when he beat the Slovenian, Blaz Rola 6-1, 6-1, 6-0 to…
Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) is holding a volunteer recruitment day at the Chesil Beach Centre, to offer opportunities for local people to get involved with conservation projects in the Weymouth and Portland area.
Annette Brooke, MP for Mid Dorset and North Poole has pledged her continued support for children with life-threatening and life-limiting conditions at a Westminster event held by children’s palliative care charity Together for Short Lives. The event took place last week during Children’s Hospice Week (13-20 June), the national awareness and fundraising week for children…
Members of Christchurch and Ringwood Rock Choir have combined to perform a special Rock Choir Concert on Friday 11 July to support local charity, Lewis-Manning Hospice. The show takes place from 7.30pm at the De La Salle Theatre, St Peter’s School in Southbourne, and promises to be a summer’s evening of hits spanning the decades.…
A man who caused a very serious collision which left a woman with life-changing injuries has been jailed for 38 months. Stephen Anning, aged 45 of Corfe Mullen, was sentenced at Bournemouth Crown Court on Monday 23 June after pleading guilty at the same court in March to causing serious injury by dangerous driving. The…
Poole police are appealing for witnesses after an alleged attempted theft of a rucksack in the town centre. The incident, in which a man allegedly attempted to steal a rucksack from a pushchair, took place at approximately 2pm on Saturday 14 June outside Halfords on the High Street. The alleged offender, described as white, with…
The National Trust has announced its opposition to the proposed Navitus Bay Wind Park because of its impact on the sensitive coastlines of East Dorset and the Isle of Wight. Ian Wilson, the National Trust Assistant Director of Operations said they had made clear to Navitus Bay Development Ltd that the Trust was opposed to…
Lighthouse Poole was heaving with young talent on Saturday, with the queue stretching out of the door. Everyone had turned up to audition for ‘Who Killed Nelson Nutmeg?’ a crazy, zany, funny, exciting adventure film being made by Dorset film makers Tim Clague and Danny Stack.They want to make a kids’ film, for kids, with kids in the…
Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance is calling on the general public and those who work or volunteer within the sector to submit nominations for this year’s Air Ambulance Awards of Excellence.
Great grandmother Audrey Dormon was the toast of a Mudeford care home when she celebrated her 101st birthday. Audrey was the first resident at Colten Care’s Avon Reach home 20 years ago. Born in North London, Audrey was the youngest of five children. Regarded as ‘the sporty one’, she excelled at tennis, golf and skiing.…
