Ringwood School’s Bean Growers Congratulated
Three classes at the Ringwood Infant School were congratulated for the care given to broad beans planted for a Giant Beanstalk competition.
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All set for 15th Christchurch Food Festival
This year’s Christchurch Food & Wine Festival with around 120 stalls selling a variety of food and drink will be held on the weekend of 10 and 11 May. The celebrated Indian chef, Cyrus Todiwala, who recently appeared in the BBC2 series ‘The Incredible Spice Men’, is to return to this year following his successful…
Dog attacks walker in Christchurch
Police in Christchurch are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward after a woman was bitten by a dog on St Catherine’s Hill. The incident happened at approximately 8.05am on Thursday 13 April 2014. The victim and her friend were walking their dogs at St Catherine’s Hill and saw a man walking…
Dorset residents week at Wimborne Model Town
Wimborne Model Town is joining the county wide Dorset Residents Week scheme which runs from 28th April to 4th May offering concession rates to local people at many of Dorset’s attractions and services. Vouchers are contained in the County Council’s newsletter and online at visit-dorset.com Model Town development manager Greg Hoar comments “in addition to…
New Memorial Rose Garden opened at Church Hatch, Christchurch
The first in a number of events during 2014 planned to commemorate the centenary of the start of World War I has taken place in Christchurch on St George’s Day. The Mayor of Christchurch, Cllr John Lofts, opened a new Memorial Rose Garden at Church Hatch Gardens at Christchurch Priory. He was joined by members…
Dorset Police remove images of victims from sex offender’s laptop
Police in Dorset will remove images of victims from a sex offender’s laptop, ensuring that the victims’ needs continue to be put first.
CCTV appeal following armed robbery in Bournemouth
Detectives in Bournemouth are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward following an armed robbery at a bookmaker in Winton. The incident happened at approximately 5.25pm on Tuesday 22 April at Coral on Wimborne Road. A man entered the shop with his face and head covered and approached a member of staff…
Master Swimmers smash fundraising target
Samantha Hetreed from Oxley Sports Centre in Sherborne and a team of Master Swimmers from Wincanton Swim Club (WSC) have completed a five-kilometre relay in one hour and three minutes and raised £1,235 for Sport Relief. Samantha, along with Philippa O’Grady, Adele Parham, Julia Hendrie and Caroline Law, challenged themselves to raise £1,000 for the…
Big challenges ahead for Dominic
Dominic Keeley is undertaking four challenges for four charities.
Birds flock for attention at Moors Valley
There’s a clutch of new arrivals at Moors Valley Country Park and Forest near Ringwood this spring with birds flocking for attention across the park. Thirteen ducklings were sighted on Moors Lake as the first raft took to the water – the highest single hatching figure recorded at Moors Valley. Chiffchaffs (Phylloscopus collybita) are being…