Category: Dorset

The results of this year’s Christchurch Writers Competition were announced at a special ceremony at the Regent Centre in Christchurch on Sunday 3 November. The prestigious Christchurch Quill Trophy was awarded at a separate ceremony at the Civic Offices on Thursday 14 November.

Professional ‘Dancing on Ice’ skater Vicky Ogden shone a light on Bournemouth when she officially launched the new Gardens of Light Festival at an exclusive preview event on 15 November.

Haskins Garden Centre in Ferndown hosted the launch of ‘Time For Paws’ by first time author Zoe Wilson from Poole.

Annette Brooke, MP for Mid Dorset and North Poole, is supporting a campaign to change an 80-year-old child neglect law which doesn’t protect children from emotional abuse. At an event held at the Houses of Parliament, Annette met victims of abuse and supporters of Action for Children, the children’s charity that is promoting the campaign.…

Exciting times at Cuthbury as Wimborne Town secure yet another key signing and then cement their place in the Calor League Division One South & West play-off zone.

A diesel generator has been stolen from a business in Branksome.  The incident happened sometime between 3.50am and 6.35am on Sunday 17 November from A1 Hire & Sales Limited situated on Old Wareham Road. The offenders forced entry to a secure yard at the location and made off with the blue coloured 20KVA PRAMAC super…

Fifty years ago to the day when The Beatles played the Winter Gardens in Bournemouth, the town’s newest dining experience was officially opened by the Mayor of Bournemouth, Cllr Dr Rodney Cooper. The Bournemouth Rock Café is home to a unique collection of rock and pop memorabilia associated with nearly 60 years of music history…

Il Divo – the record-breaking classical crossover group that has sold more than 26 million albums worldwide is coming to the Bournemouth International Centre on 29 October 2014. The show, ‘Il Divo – A Musical Affair: the Greatest Songs of Broadway Live,’ intertwines the most famous songs from Broadway musicals such as Phantom of the Opera, Carousel and West…

Over 150 students from Year 11 at Bournemouth’s The Bishop of Winchester Academy had the opportunity to meet a variety of business people, from a wide range of sectors including finance, leisure, manufacturing and training to offer an insight of the wide variety of careers available in the area.

Broadstone Cricket Club has won the inaugural Jack Douch Memorial Trophy for cricket in the community.
The club’s vice chairman Jack Morgan was presented with the award and a cheque for £400 at the Dorset Cricket League’s AGM held in Blandford.