A successful campaign in Dorset has made young cyclists more aware of the importance of riding with lights at night. The Dorset Road Safe ‘No Excuse’ team announced its Bike Lights initiative in November in a bid to reduce the number of cycle casualties on the county’s roads. Teams of officers carried out a series…
Children with physical and learning difficulties, who attend sessions provided by Coping with CHAOS part of Dorset’s disability charity Diverse Abilities Plus, were recently treated to a special visit by Santa thanks to John Browns Garden Centre, near Wimborne. All the children t had a fantastic time and for a number of them it was…
The John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation was delighted to be invited to provide carol singers at Sainsbury’s in Ferndown on Sunday 15 December. The charity was overwhelmed by the absolutely brilliant support that they received. Jane Oakland organised a choir made up from members of the Cadenza choir and the Cantilena ladies choir in Broadstone.…
The man in these CCTV pictures is being sought by police following an unprovoked attack on a 54-year-old Bournemouth man. The incident happened at 11.55am on 21 November on the M2 bus from Bournemouth to Poole on Poole Road outside the Night Owl takeaway opposite Redlands. During the attack, the offender twisted the victim’s arm…
The three winners of a competition for schools to produce posters to encourage people to pick up litter and their dogs’ mess will each have their posters displayed at places where people walk their dogs. Lilia Tate, 8, from Oakhurst First School in West Moors; Jake Turner, 8, from Hillside First School in Verwood and…
The Poole Ukulele Band helped the NSPCC to raise £350 in a few short hours at Sainsburys in Ferndown on Sunday 8 December. The joyful atmosphere encouraged children and shoppers to singalong in store. The funds will go towards the NSPCC’s ChildLine services during Christmas and New Year. In previous years as many as 50,000…
John Hanrahan, the Heatherlands Centre Manager in Ferndown, is inviting local children to post their letters to Father Christmas at the centre’s grotto. It is open every day from 8am to 10am. The Heatherlands Centre is in Barns Road, Heatherlands Estate, Ferndown BH22 8XH
Goadsby in Verwood is supporting the Ringwood Foodbank. Set up in July 2013 to help local people in crisis by providing emergency food parcels, the Foodbank also offers friendship, support and information to anyone facing serious difficulty and hardship. Until 17 January 2014, the Goadsby Office in Verwood is acting as a collection point for non-perishable…
The Mayor of Christchurch pressed the switch to turn on 789 energy-efficiency LED light bulbs along 263 metres of cabling as a Mudeford care home began its Christmas festivities. Councillor John Lofts and Mayoress Margaret Wooley were guests of honour among more than 60 visitors at Colten Care’s Avon Reach residential and nursing home. The…
Christmas shoppers will be able to take advantage of free parking in council-owned car parks in Christchurch and East Dorset in the run-up to the festive event. In Christchurch, free parking will be available in all shoppers’ car parks in Christchurch and Highcliffe town centres after 10am from Tuesday 17 December to Tuesday 24 December…
