Brassing it up in Torquay
Verwood’s two brass bands triumphed over the weekend of 8 and 9 March when competing with over 70 bands in the West of England at Torquay.
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Changes to Police Counter Service Provision Deferred
Dorset Police and the Police and Crime Commissioner are continuing to review counter service provision across the Force – with no changes anticipated until at least September 2015. The decision to delay implementation of the proposals – which include the withdrawal of some station desk offices and reduced opening times at other locations – has…
Stunning save denies equaliser
Wimborne Town produced one of their best displays of the campaign with a 2-1 victory over North Leigh at Cuthbury last Saturday.
Coast Protection Maintenance Works
General maintenance will be carried out to the retaining rock wall from Whitecliff Recreation Ground to the sluice gate channel, from Poole Park Lake. The work is planned to begin on 10 March 2014 and is likely to last a week. The retaining wall was first constructed in the early 1970s when the Park was…
Alleged theft of bag in Bournemouth – Witness appeal
Officers in Bournemouth are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward after an alleged theft of a bag in the Winton area. The incident happened at approximately 12pm on Wednesday 26 February 2014 on Wimborne Road. It was reported that a woman in her twenties had her bag snatched by a man…
Barcelona to Bournemouth bike challenge results in huge donation
A pair of cycling siblings have raised an impressive £7,240 for charity -including £2,800 for the Royal Bournemouth Hospital (RBH) – by completing a gruelling 1,150 mile bike ride.
Inner wheel trucks into its nineties
It was a full turn out from the ladies of Ferndown Inner Wheel plus the welcome presence of Pauline Reynolds, the Mayor of Ferndown, for the presentation of a sack truck to the team involved in the Sheltered Work Opportunities Project (SWOP) at the Cherry Trees Nursery at Northbourne.
Ferndown celebrates its Town Plan
Following three years of hard work, Ferndown Town Plan was officially handed over to the Mayor of Ferndown, Cllr Pauline Reynolds, by the Town Plan Steering Committee on 7 March at the Barrington Centre.
Golf Complex on course for more investment
Dorset’s largest golf complex, the Canford Magna Golf Club and Academy, is on course for further investment.
Students become Waterwise
Floods may have dominated the headlines recently but saving water is the theme of a new education initiative at Bournemouth School for Girls (BSG).