The Dorset Road Safe ‘No Excuse’ team has launched its Bike Lights initiative in a bid to reduce the number of cycle casualties on the county’s roads. To coincide with the darker nights, police officers will be actively stopping cyclists found riding without lights. Children and young people will be issued with a suitable warning…
160 sheep have been stolen near Wareham. The animals disappeared between 8am on Saturday 2 November and 2.30pm on 4 November from a field next to the A352 between Wool and East Stoke. Police Constable Adam Taylor, of Wareham police, said: “The thieves would have needed a good understanding of livestock and used a large…
Five bulldog cross puppies have been stolen from an address in Moordown. Thieves forced entry to a shed in the rear garden of a house on Lystra Road and made off with the three-week old pups between 10am-10.30am on 4 November. Police Constable Richard Stroud, of Bournemouth police, said: “This incident has caused the victim…
Dedicated staff and members of the Swanage Railway in Dorset are celebrating after their rebuilt heritage line through the Isle of Purbeck received an award – for its important contribution in boosting local tourism and increasing the number of visitors.
The Mayor of Ferndown, Cllr John Lewis is holding a fundraising event in support of his charity of the year, Langside School, for children with profound learning disabilities, including cerebral palsy. He has a very personal reason for his choice of charity as one of his granddaughters, Lily, had a very difficult birth. Mayor Lewis…
Two teenagers from Canford School have raised over £300 in sponsorship for Lewis-Manning Hospice in Poole by cycling the 50 mile Shipwrights Way in Hampshire. Anthony Lewis and his friend Tom Newsom, who are both 14, decided they wanted to raise money for a local charity and it was a teacher who suggested Lewis-Manning Hospice,…
A town wide public safety message is hitting Bournemouth reminding motorists and cyclists to ‘Look Out’ for each other. As part of the Council’s Getting About travel awareness programme, the ‘Look Out’ campaign aims to promote safer cycling in the town by encouraging road users to respect each other’s needs. Brightly coloured ‘Look Out’ messages…
British actor and film producer, Michael Medwin was the surprise celebrity who attended a remembrance ceremony at a packed Barrington Theatre in Ferndown on 3 November.
Diann March, Deputy Mayor of Wimborne dropped by on her broomstick to judge the recent Halloween costume parade at Wimborne Model Town.
Bournemouth’s Castlepoint Shopping Park gave British actress, singer and presenter Amanda Holden, currently best known as a judge on the ITV talent show ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ a VIP welcome as she attended a book signing of her new autobiography ‘No Holding Back’ at Waterstones.