A man, arrested on suspicion of slavery offences following a warrant executed in Bournemouth earlier this year, has been released without charge. The warrant was executed at a business unit in Ringwood Road on Wednesday 26 March 2014 and six suspected male victims, aged between 20 and 30 years, were taken to a place of…
As part of National Bike Week, from 14-22 June, Activate Coast and Countryside, in partnership with Wessex Accessible Cycling Club (WACC), are holding an accessible cycling open day on Saturday 21 June. Based at Moors Valley Country Park and Forest, WACC provide cycling opportunities to disabled people and to those who are unable to ride…
Motorists parking in East Dorset council-owned car parks no longer have to hunt for change as RingGo cashless parking is offered as an alternative to pay and display parking with coins.
RingGo is an easy to use mobile phone service, enabling residents, shoppers or visitors to pay for their parking by credit or debit card, rather than with cash at a machine.
Work is underway to protect six open spaces and parks in Poole against unauthorised encampments. Measures to improve security at Verity Park in Canford Heath, Branksome, Broadstone and Whitecliff Recreation Grounds are scheduled to start before the end of this week. Plans for open space at Baiter are being finalised and will start as soon…
The new headteacher at Poole Grammar School is Andy Baker who has been acting in the role since January. Mr Baker said: “Having taught at Poole Grammar since 1993, I am absolutely delighted to be offered this post. As someone for whom education has made a real difference, I am very pleased to be able…
More than 200 people assembled at Pelhams Park on Sunday June 1 for a five-a-side World Cup in aid of local charity, Lewis-Manning Hospice, raising £1,800 with the help of match funding from Barclays. The one-off event was organized by Ashley Cross-based property agent Leader & Co, who recruited 26 teams to take part each…
The Djembe Drum Band from Bournemouth’s Bishop Of Winchester Academy’s played in the gardens of Wolvesey Palace, the official residence of the Bishop of Winchester where clergy and readers from the Diocese were invited to an informal supper by the Rt Rev Tim Dakin.
Touched by autism, Jemima Urquhart-Barham, from Ringwood, decided to design a fundraising challenge and raise money for Autism Wessex.
A special ‘D-Day’ commemorative service is to be held at an historic former Dorset airfield – 70 years after it landed wooden gliders containing vital troops and equipment in Normandy as part of the largest and most daring maritime invasion in history.
Officers in Poole are appealing for the public’s help as they are very concerned for a woman who went missing from the Sandbanks area. Dorothy Large, who is known as Dot and 91 years old, went missing from her home address at Panorama Road today, Tuesday 3 June , at around 1.40pm. Force Command Centre…
