Up to 14 varieties of wild orchid have appeared at Badbury Rings near Wimborne this week, the first time National Trust rangers have seen as many on the Iron Age hill fort. The National Trust took over the site in 1982 when the Kingston Lacy estate was passed over to the charity by the Bankes…
Volunteers have given a new lease of life to wooden wildlife play sculptures in Poole. The Green Team from local fresh, handmade cosmetics company, LUSH, volunteered to coat the realistic looking sculptures with decking oil to preserve them against the weather. Located in Pinecliff Gardens, the five giant sculptures, overlook the beach between Canford Cliffs…
Works to upgrade the traffic signals at the Wimborne Road junction with Dorchester Road and Vicarage Road, are due to finish tomorrow, 20 June. The works involved the replacement of the old signals which had come to the end of their working life and were becoming unreliable. The upgraded signals, which cost £100,000, will provide…
Allenbourn and St John’s schools in Wimborne have been selected by the National College for Teaching and Leadership (NCTL) to become national teaching schools – an important role in raising standards. Teaching Schools take a leading role in recruiting and training new entrants to the profession, identifying leadership potential and providing support for other schools.…
You may not be in Brazil but you could still lift the ‘World Cup’ in July by taking part in Bournemouth Hospital Charity’s six-a-side football tournament. Visit www.rbch.nhs.uk/our_services/support_services/communications/latest_news/2014/19062014.php
Collabro, the English musical theatre boy band who took the Britain’s Got Talent judges and viewers breath away, with their renditions of classic tracks are bringing their live tour to Bournemouth on Saturday 14 February 2015. Tickets go on sale on Friday 20 June at 10am. Michael Auger, Richard Hadfield, Jamie Lambert, Thomas Leak and…
With the weather set fair and 18 teams raring to go, the Ferndown Pram Race on 21 June, (this Saturday), promises to be an exciting event and with 5 members to each team, that’s almost 100 people, including ‘babies’ jostling at the start line. The teams in fancy dress will include mags4dorset’s own Press Gang…
Police searching for 70 year old William Haines from Warwickshire, have located a body off the Dorset coast. The formal identification is yet to take place but Mr Haines family are aware and the Dorset coroner has been contacted. The circumstances are not believed to be suspicious. Warwickshire Police and Dorset Police released the appeal…
The Bishop of Southampton blessed the foundation stone of the new Jigsaw building today in front of Royal Bournemouth Hospital patients and staff, contractors and members of the previous Jigsaw committees. For more information please visit: www.rbch.nhs.uk/our_services/support_services/communications/latest_news/2014/18062014.php
In a joint initiative with Queen Elizabeth’s School in Wimborne, the town’s Rotary Club and its business partners have launched a workplace awards scheme. Under the scheme four young people aged 16-17 who are in their A-level year are being given a week’s practical work experience this summer through placements with a selection of the business partners.