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.
A 38-year-old man has been released on bail until the end of January following his arrest in connection with an alleged robbery and assault in Creekmoor. The Crimestoppers charity is offering a reward to encourage witnesses and anyone with information about the incident to come forward as soon as possible. A local couple, a man…
In the run up to Christmas Dorset Police is running a Twitter campaign called #dp_vehiclecrime to remind all motorists to be vigilant and not to become a target for thieves. This forms part of the Dorset Police Countdown to Christmas campaign, #DPXmascountdown. The Twitter campaign, in which all reported thefts from motor vehicles in a…
The Jurassic Coast Partnership would like to hear from local people about their views on how the World Heritage Site, which extends 95 miles from Exmouth to Studland, should be looked after. The site is managed through a partnership which includes Dorset County Council and Devon County Councils. A management plan sets out details of…
On Monday 9 December, Robert Walter MP (North Dorset) will visit two Royal Mail delivery offices in his constituency to see how postmen and women in North Dorset get Christmas sorted. Bob will take a tour of Shaftesbury and Blandford’s delivery offices next week to see how Royal Mail staff deal with the mountains of…
Lewis-Manning in Poole has said ‘a great big thank you’ this week to its volunteers who gave up their spare time to work tirelessly for the hospice in 2013. The charity, which supports over 650 local people living with cancer and other life-limiting illnesses, organised a Christmas Party at Church House in Wimborne for its…
In order to support local businesses in Highcliffe, Christchurch Council is offering free parking for a two-hour period during the day at Wortley Road car park. The free period, identified by local businesses as the best time, is from 1pm to 3pm each day from Tuesday 3 December to Monday 31 March. Cllr Trevor Watts,…
Pupils at Buckholme Towers School and Nursery in Lower Parkstone, Poole got festive at this year’s Tree of Lights ceremony hosted by Lewis-Manning Hospice on Friday November 29. The school choir sang Christmas carols ‘O Little Town of Bethlehem’ and ‘I Saw Three Ships’ as part of the memorial event at Ashley Cross Green. Fiona…
