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Santa on a Segway

Father Christmas will arrive in style at Moors Valley Country Park and Forest, near Ringwood this Saturday – riding on a Segway. His visit, at 10am on 30 November, marks the opening of the Forestry Commission Christmas tree shop and the ever-popular Christmas market, the first of a host of festive events this year. Alongside…

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Ferndown performing arts students release charity single

Singing students from Studio One (Dorset’s Centre for Performing Arts), Ferndown, have recently released a Christmas single – ‘Love From Home’ – to raise money for the Help for Heroes charity.  The single was written for the 14 strong children’s choir by local song-writing team Dave Thomas and ex-paratrooper Luke Turner and was recorded at…

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Child neglect: two words that don’t belong together

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.…

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Have you seen this generator?

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…

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Beatles feature in Bournemouth Rock Café!

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…

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Prepare yourself for Il Divo!

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…

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