Wildlife presenter Chris Packham helped enthusiasts spring into action when he met them at the new Hengistbury Head Visitor Centre. Chris was joined by the Mayor of Bournemouth, Councillor Rod Cooper and Heritage Lottery Fund committee member, Hilary Bracegirdle, in unveiling a commemorative plaque at the £1 million centre and thanked all those involved in…
Residents and visitors to Christchurch are being encouraged to get behind a new campaign aimed at improving the environment and economy in the borough.
Harold G Walker has joined forces with the Springboard Women’s Development Programme and is offering six free places on a women’s development programme starting in Dorset on 13 May. The law firm aims to give six deserving women a chance to take part in an award-winning career and personal development programme.
After months of negotiations between the two local rugby clubs the committees of both Verwood RUFC and Dorset Dockers RFC have formally agreed to combine their resources into one club. The newly formed club will, from the 2014-15 season, be known as Dorset Dockers RFC and the home ground will continue to be at Verwood’s…
Around 35 people took part in a litter pick on Monday (14 April) at the Heatherlands in Ferndown with a mound of rubbish and old bikes being collected at Ford Lane flats and the edges of Ford Lane recreation ground in less than two hours. Adults and children joined district and town councillor Steve Lugg,…
Plans for the new junior school at Fourways in Poole are being put on display to members of the public at a drop-in information event on Wednesday 16 April. With a total capacity of 360 pupils aged 7 to 11 (Years 3 to 6), the new school will help meet the growing need for Key…
Dorset Police have secured a Confiscation Order to take thousands of pounds from a criminal who ran a cannabis factory in Ferndown. Last month, a 47-year-old former Ringwood man was ordered to pay £125,248.07 under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 following his conviction for production of cannabis in 2012. He was handed a three-year…
Julia Brown is the winner of the design a map competition run by the West Moors Parish Council.
Launched in November 2013, entrants were invited to hand draw, paint or generate their map of West Moors on a computer and they were asked to show all the major features of the village.
“I’ve always wanted to abseil so I thought why not take on an 85ft cliff in my 85th year,” said Joan Dampney, a trustee of Autism Wessex. Joan completed the abseiling challenge to raise funds for Autism Wessex and said, “I have been involved with the charity since 1972 so when I saw this opportunity…
The third winner of CashUnity, Mrs Michelle Gerchen from West Moors has decided to put her £1,000 prize towards a family holiday.
There were a few tense moments after Michelle was told she had won the March draw because she thought she had lost her receipt, but as luck would have it, she had pinned it safely to the entry card after entering online.