A small team of dedicated and determined volunteers who spent 12 years planning and building a pioneering Dorset ball clay mine museum near Corfe Castle is celebrating after winning a prestigious national award for quality. Part of the Swanage Railway, the Purbeck Mineral and Mining Museum at Norden has been granted the Heritage Railway Association’s…
The People’s Trust for Endangered Species (PTES) and the British Hedgehog Preservation Society (BHPS) are running a public survey to help determine whether climate change is having an impact on when hedgehogs emerge from hibernation and how this might be affecting their survival.
Two men entered Holland and Barrett in Wimborne Square last November and while one distracted a member of staff, the other stole hair products and a jar of honey. The crime took place at 2.10pm on Monday 25 November, and CCTV images of a man police believe can help them with their investigation has now…
Following the sudden resignation of the Mayor of Ferndown, Cllr John Lewis on 16 January 2014 a special meeting was held by Ferndown Town Council on 27 January to elect a new mayor.
Councillors have voted to support options for two temporary stopping places for unauthorised encampments in Poole. The decision, made at an extraordinary meeting of Full Council on Monday, means the Council can now submit planning applications for two temporary stopping places in the areas of Creekmoor and Oakdale. The two sites identified through a comprehensive…
Award-winning photographer Tony Moss revealed an impressive knowledge of local wildlife at Moors Valley Country Park, near Ringwood on 24 January
Members and staff at the Osborne Centre at West Parley welcomed the outgoing ladies and men’s captains from the Crane Valley Golf Club recently. Jackie Heath and Alan Wakeford presented a cheque to John Astley, Chairman of the Bournemouth Branch of the Multiple Sclerosis Society, for a staggering £6,800.It was raised by the generosity of members of the golf club…
CashUnity £1,000 prize draw: 7 February 2014 3.30pm on Ferrett Green
As birdwatchers and other visitors prepare to take up the chance of a rare winter visit to Brownsea Island, the National Trust owned property has just been declared the country’s favourite nature reserve. The island in Poole Harbour was nominated for the award by the BBC’s Countryfile Magazine and came out top of a public…
Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance’s 4th annual Coast to Coast (C2C) Cycle Challenge is now fully booked for 2014. The event, which is not designed as a race involves cycling through some of Dorset and Somerset’s most beautiful countryside and takes place on Sunday, 18 May 2014. With only 600 places available and demand expected to…
