At the Annual Town Assembly meeting on 28 May, the outgoing Town Mayor, Cllr Steve Rippon-Swaine, presented a Certificate of Merit to Mr Sid Slatter. He read out the citation: “This Award is made in recognition of your outstanding contribution to the community of Ringwood through voluntary work with the Royal British Legion over many years.” Mr…
Cllr Barbara Woodifield was elected as town mayor or Ringwood on 28 May. She thanked all councillors for the honour bestowed upon her and announced that her chosen charity for the year would be the Stable Family Home Trust.
The husband of a 44-year-old Poole nurse Rui Li has been charged with her murder following the discovery of her dead body in the boot of a silver Fiat Punto parked in Verwood Crescent, Bournemouth last Friday (30 May). A second man, Rui’s 26-year-old stepson, Jonathan Legris, has been charged with assisting an offender. Rui’s…
Dorset Blind Association is holding an outdoor Virtual Rowing event in Bournemouth Square on Friday 18 July from 9.30am to 6pm; where teams of up to 6 people will be sponsored to compete to make the best time for a combined 10,000m on a rowing machine. This is a great team-building activity and could be…
A 26-year-old Bournemouth man, also known to Ms Li, has been arrested on suspicion of murder. He is currently being questioned by detectives. Detectives have also been granted additional time to question the arrested 60-year-old Bournemouth man.
The investigation continues into the disappearance of 44-year-old Rui Li, who worked as a nurse at Poole Hospital, and police have issued a CCTV image of her last confirmed sighting. Rui was reported missing to police by family on the morning of Tuesday 27 May 2014. She left work colleagues at around 6pm on Friday…
Wimborne Rotary Club has funded new team shirts and jackets for Merley Cobham Girls’ Youth Football Club. Having won the New Forest Girls’ Football League for under-13s a year ago, the team went on to repeat their success this season, taking the under-14s title. The club has recently formed an under-11s team, and is seeking…
The Charity’s EC135 helicopter, Pilot Max Hoskins, Paramedic Mark Williams and Consultant Doctor Ian Mews attended the incident which took place in the Shaftesbury area at 1.45pm yesterday, Thursday 29 May
Several members of Wimborne and Ferndown Lions Club were treated to a tour of the Streetwise safety centre in Elliott Road
Ferndown Central PACT panel, in conjunction with Neighbourhood Watch are holding a Safe Scooter event at the Barrington Centre, Penny’s Walk, Ferndown on Saturday 31 May from 10am-3pm The day will include education on scooter use and multi agency information stands in the main hall. It will also include a free cream tea for all…
