A dog walker in Ferndown was terrified when she came face-to-face with an animal the size of lion on the local playing field early this morning. “It just came out of the fog at me,” said Amelia Johannson from West Parley. “My poor little poodle leapt into my arms whining. He was shaking like a…
Janine Pulford meets Andy Bryant General Manager of the Barrington Centre in Ferndown Andy Bryant, joined the Barrington Centre as its general manager on 24 March. At only 37 he is a young man who intends to move the centre forward and is already putting together a 100 day plan. Tiered seating, and a balcony…
Annette Brooke, MP for Mid Dorset and North Poole, attended Cancer Research UK’s parliamentary event to discover more about the power of research which, every week, saves more than five times as many lives as there are seats in the chamber of the House of Commons. This astonishing fact means over 2,800 people will survive…
Broadstone Middle School Girls’ football team were victorious in the final of the Football League’s 6 a side tournament for school girls’ teams on Sunday. They were representing AFC Bournemouth and were playing Thomas Telford School representing Shrewsbury Town at world famous Wembley Stadium. The match took place on 30 March ahead of the Johnstone’s…
Wimborne’s Knoll Gardens will enter a new era when it re-opens on 1 April after weeks of enforced closure caused by major storm damage. The garden, which is famed for its naturalistic style, lost several trees during the horrendous storm on Valentine’s night. A stunning Monterey pine and a wonderful eucalyptus were among the casualties.…
Police investigating a fatal road traffic collision that occurred on the A31 between Winterbourne Zelston and Bere Regis are renewing their appeal for witnesses to come forward – among them are the occupants of a small green hatchback with whom they wish to speak. The collision, in which a blue Subaru car travelling west overtook…
A fundraiser for Bournemouth Hospital Charity has been awarded tickets to an AFC Bournemouth match as a thank you for raising over £1,400 by taking part in the event March for Men.
The English Democrats are organising demonstrations on 1 April outside English Department of Health Offices in protest over continued unfair prescription charges – which are going up again on that day in England! The English Democrats’ Demonst rations will take place on 1 April between 10 am to 12.00 noon at various venues across England.…
For the third year running, the Visitor Information service will be open this summer at Ringwood Gateway in the town centre and will be manned by Nicky Dicken-Fuller, John Gilford and Eve Franklin as well as a willing group of volunteers. The service is very much a self service one with staff on hand to…
A special evening complete with a fashion show with a gardening theme has raised £1200 for the Alzheimer’s Society. The event was organised and hosted by the Haskins Garden Centre at Longham, Ferndown as part of the centres’ 20th anniversary celebrations.
