Dorset motoring author Bruce Grant-Braham has won the IAM Safety Award for his book The Essential Driver’s Handbook, at the prestigious Guild of Motoring Writers awards presented at the RAC Club in Pall Mall, London on 5 December.
It was smiles all round when the winners of the Christchurch Christmas Festival raffle collected their prizes.
Run amongst retailers in Christchurch with an array of prizes donated by local businesses, it raised more than £1,000 for the festival.
Detectives in Bournemouth are appealing for the help of the public after a distinctive medical prosthetic arm was recovered in the town. Detective Constable Adam Woolman, of Bournemouth CID, said: “During the course of an investigation police recovered a number of items from a second hand shop, including this arm. “I believe this item may…
Christmas will definitely be on its way this weekend in Broadstone when Santa arrives during the annual Christmas parade, and there’s a chance he’ll be steaming along. In its 44th year, the parade will be on Saturday, 7 December. It promises to be bigger and better than ever with over 28 local organisations taking part…
A Poole woman in her 80s had her purse stolen in a distraction burglary when a man, who claimed to be a council worker, gained entry to her property in Benbow Crescent, Rossmore to ‘check the pipes’. He said he had left his identity card in his van and initially she refused entry, but later…
A court has ordered £8,000 compensation to be paid to a Dorset resident who was sold a clocked and misdescribed horsebox van conversion. Classic Conversions Ltd, based in Nottinghamshire have been given a conditional discharge and ordered to pay compensation and costs for selling a horsebox with a false mileage reading and loading limit. In…
The Royal Bournemouth Hospital’s League of Friends has donated £5,000 to the Philippines to help those affected by Typhoon Haiyan.
The League fundraises throughout the year by holding a number of events, including the Christmas Fayre and coffee mornings.
October’s Beer Festival hosted by Hall & Woodhouse, brewer of Badger beers, has raised more than £2,100 for Macmillan Cancer Support – the Dorset brewers’ chosen charity for 2013/14. The Beer Festival offered serious beer lovers the chance to try 33 different cask ales from other local breweries and friends of Badger, such as The…
Naturalist and TV presenter Chris Packham has applauded the British Wildlife Photography Awards, an exhibition of which opens at Moors Valley Country Park near Ringwood in the New Year. He said, “These stunning images by so many talented photographers highlight the diversity, breadth and beauty of our precious wildlife and the need to protect their…
Fleetsbridge-based Hamworthy Heating is sending its staff out into the community to be Christmas helpers this festive season.
