A teenage boy and girl got into difficulties whilst dog walking off Peverell Avenue East in Dorchester yesterday evening (26 February).
The land on which they were walking had areas of deep mud between patches of hardstanding and the two teenagers became stuck up to their lower thighs in the mud.
A police box will be landing in Boscombe precinct soon and will become one of only two operational boxes in the country. The other is outside Earls Court Underground Station in London.
The much-anticipated Boscombe box will provide a highly visible policing footprint at the western end of the precinct on Christchurch Road.
When is the right age to introduce your children to the joys of sport? Well, sport-mad Ross Humphrey, Nursery Manager at Knoll Gardens near Wimborne, thinks that you can never start too soon.
Ladbrokes in West Moors was held up at knifepoint on Wednesday evening (26 February) at around 6.50pm. Police said a man entered Ladbrokes, produce a knife which he brandished at staff and stole a quantity of cash. No one was hurt in the robbery. Officers are appealing for witnesses who saw anything suspicious in the Station…
Pupils at Buckholme Towers School and Nursery in Lower Parkstone viewed a special one off performance of A Fair Trade and Rights Respecting Story to learn about the rights of children living in India. Children from the independent school on Commercial Road visited the neighbouring Parkstone United Reformed Church to watch the show, quiz the…
Darren Wheeler, wood turner and sculptor from Dorset is supporting the regional charity Autism Wessex by collecting donations during Dorset Arts Week 2014.
Darren will be opening his home and workshop to the public during Dorset Arts Week, 24 May-8 June 2014 to hold daily woodwork demonstrations whilst displaying his unique pieces of work.
The award-winning Bournemouth and District Concert Band will be performing a selection of music for all tastes at the Barrington Theatre, Ferndown on 14 March in aid of Lewis-Manning Hospice. The band, which was established in 1990 as a community band, was originally called the Kingsleigh Concert Band, before it evolved a few years later…
Officers in Weymouth are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward after a motorbike (pictured) was stolen from a company in Chickerell, Weymouth. The burglary happened some time between 6pm on Thursday 13 February 2014 and 7am on Friday 14 February 2014 at Barry’s Coaches on Cambridge Road. The offenders forced their…
Robert Walter MP (North Dorset) is to visit Sixpenny Handley in East Dorset to find out how residents and local authorities have been coping with the challenge of ground water flooding. At the invitation of District Councillor and Deputy EDDC Leader, Simon Tong, and local flood warden and Parish Council Chairman, David Lockyer, Bob will…
Following the recent storms and removal of a number of damaged trees, Ringwood Town Council has a further supply of free wood chippings and mulch for the town’s residents. Bring your own bags and shovels to Ringwood Cemetery car park between 8am and 4pm (gates locked promptly at 4pm) to collect them.
