At the recent Verwood Carnival AGM, the committee handed out cheques to the value of £1,200 to local deserving groups and good causes. Chairman Adrian Read said, “We always give priority to those groups that participate and help make the carnival a success.” The committee is determined to continue, despite the poor level of float…
With over £10,000 being raised at the Rotary Club of Verwood’s August Bank Holiday Rustic Fayre, sponsored by local businesses, it was cheque presentation time on 26 November.
Colin Brickell, plant buyer for the Haskins Garden Centres certainly does, as every Christmas he purchases over 5,000 real Christmas trees for the four centres owned by the group, including Longham, Ferndown. This year the trees selected will be the high quality Nordman and Noble varieties that have benefited from good growing conditions this year.…
The inaugural 6th Form open evening for the new Bishop of Winchester Academy in Bournemouth offered an opportunity for parents to view the facilities and discuss courses available for next year’s students. It created a high level of interest with positive feedback.
Christchurch is a very safe place but, in order to keep it that way, a number of organisations in the Borough are holding crime prevention street corner meetings in the coming weeks. Residents are invited to come along and speak to the police, council and Home Watch and get advice at the following meetings: Friday…
Doctors and nurses in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital (RBH) are at the forefront of a worldwide study that could revolutionise the way unconscious cardiac arrest survivors are cared for within the NHS. The ICU team was one of 36 teams across Europe and Australia who took part in a…
Southbourne on Sea is delighted to be holding its second community Christmas Tree switch on this Saturday, 30 November. There will be carol singers on the green where the lights will be switched on by the Mayor Cllr Rod Cooper at 6pm. Mulled wine is being supplied by The Grove Tavern and The Ludo lounge are…
A cover of the Pogues and Kirsty MacColl’s Christmas classic song Fairytale of New York is being released to raise money for the John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation.
Leaders from tourist attractions across Dorset gathered to celebrate 30 years of the Best of Dorset Attractions Group (BOD). Their special lunch, AGM and seminar was held at Athelhampton House, the home of their founding meeting. Among the guest speakers were Dr Bruce Grant-Braham, tourism, leisure and hospitality champion and communications lead at Dorset Local…
Detectives are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward after three separate alleged attacks in Bournemouth and Poole which may be linked. Officers were called to an alleged robbery on a 21-year-old woman on Bengal Road in Bournemouth at around 11.55pm on Wednesday 20 November. The victim was on her driveway when…
