With only three months to go until the Diverse Abilities annual Chinese Dragon Boat Race, the charity is looking to recruit more teams to take part. The event will take place across Poole Park’s lake on Sunday 20 July, between 10am and 3.30pm. It will see teams go head-to-head in boats decorated with dragon figureheads…
‘Uniforms for All’ is a new exhibition at the Priest’s House Museum & Garden in Wimborne Minster, and runs until the 11 November. The exhibition is based on the theme of uniforms. It includes items from the second world war, not forgetting Dad’s Army, school uniform and the splendid black velvet regalia of a high…
Detectives in Poole are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward following an aggravated burglary in the town – with police releasing CCTV images. The incident, in which a group of men forced entry to a property on the Quay, happened at approximately 11.10pm on Sunday 6 April 2014. The victim, a…
A classic Triumph 3TA Twenty One ‘Bikini’ motorcycle has been stolen from a home in Winterslow near Salisbury. Registration EWD 720C, matching chassis and engine number 3TA-H-39564. The owner Adrian Nicolle has offered £1,000 for its return and conviction of the thief. He posted the theft on Facebook and despite it being shared over 36,000…
A Dorset composting business has been ordered to pay £13,500 in fines and costs for breaching its environmental permit and causing offensive odours. The Environment Agency has received numerous complaints about the composting activities of Eco Sustainable Solutions Ltd since 2006. The company, that is located close to houses, local business parks and Bournemouth Airport,…
Officers in Poole are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward following a theft from a handbag in the town centre – with two pictures of women they would like to speak with being released. The incident, in which a 25-year-old local woman had cash stolen from her handbag, happened at 11.25am…
As part of the this year’s Great Dorset Bake Sale being run by Dorset charity, Diverse Abilities Plus, from Monday 5 to Sunday 11 May 2014, a cupcake decorating course has been organised for local people to attend and perfect their skills. The cupcake decorating course will be on Monday 5 May from 7.30pm in…
Bournemouth’s Castlepoint Shopping Park has opened its doors to a new permanent exhibitor. Paul Stewart, from Bournemouth, launched his specialist door company Love Your Door just 2 years ago and although it a net based business, wanted a public area to display a range of second generation composite doors.
Hospices Rock, a fundraising night held at Mr Kyps featuring four local bands, raised over £1,680 for organisers Lewis-Manning Hospice and Forest Holme Hospice, who both support people living with cancer and other life-limiting illnesses. The event held in March featured live sets from Walk The Night, Empire Affair, Saints of Sin and Sansara and…
TV presenter Chris Packham has said ‘NON!’ to cruel Air France monkey shipments as part of a week of action organised by the National Anti-Vivisection Society (NAVS) during its annual Lab Animal Week, which is now in its 35th year.
