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Remembrance brings people together
Friends and families throughout the region joined together with the armed forces, dignitaries, clubs, societies and other organisations to offer their respects during the Remembrance Day services held in towns and villages on Sunday, 10 November. In West Moors, part of Station Road was closed to allow hundreds to gather at the Memorial in safety.…
Matters of the Heart
After the recent dinner meeting of the Inner Wheel Club of Ferndown, members welcomed two speakers from the Royal Bournemouth Hospital who spoke of matters of the heart.
Christmas tree with a difference costs a staggering £2999
The biggest and most expensive Christmas decoration ever placed on sale in the Ferndown Haskins Garden Centre has created great interest in the newly opened Christmas Department.
Deer disappear from Thornicombe
Four large, bronze, deer statues have disappeared from the rear garden of a house in Thornicombe, Blandford.
They were stolen sometime between 5pm on Tuesday 29 October and 8am on Wednesday 30 October from a property on Thornicombe Hill.
TEDS needs a new home
The nearly new children’s warehouse, TEDS Emporium, in Ringwood is losing its home at the end of November. The toy exchange and donate scheme has grown from a nearly new clothing outlet, to a ‘community hub’ where parents and children get together for various activities, tea and coffee. TEDS lady Dana Elsworth says, “Becoming homeless…
MP promotes Dorset in the Houses of Parliament
Annette Brooke, MP for Mid Dorset and North Poole, will be hosting ‘Dorset Day’, an upcoming event in Parliament on 12 November to showcase the county’s local food and produce. Annette will be hosting the event, taking place in the Jubilee Room of the Houses of Parliament between 11.30am and 3pm, alongside Conor Burns MP, Tobias…
Christmas carol steam train – a festive first
Join Swanage Railway volunteers in a festive first next month – an atmospheric evening Christmas carol steam train to Corfe Castle complete with a members of a brass band and a ladies’ choir. Featuring brass players from the Swanage Town Band and the ladies’ Harmony Rocks Choir, the special train runs on Thursday, 5 December and…
Cyclists pedal for charity
More than 60 cyclists aged from three to 81 have raised £3,000 for the Trust’s Orthopaedics Department following a sponsored bike ride in the New Forest. Organised by the Bournemouth Hospital Charity, the participants opted for a 10, 20, 30 or 60km route. The eldest rider to compete was 81-year old Jon Andrew who completed…
Say how you feel about A&E with a token
Token boxes have been introduced in the Emergency Department (ED) at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital so patients can have their say about their care quickly and easily.