A splendid Noah’s Ark is to be sold by Lawrences Auctioneers of Crewkerne. Entered for sale by a local client, the painted ark was made in Germany in the 19th century. It comes with Noah and a large quantity of hand carved wooden animals, only some of which are shown in the photograph. Lawrences’ Auctioneer…
MP for Mid Dorset and North Poole and co-chair of the Breast Cancer All Party Parliamentary Group, Annette Brooke, has joined leading UK charity Breakthrough Breast Cancer’s call to make the issue of access to drugs a top priority, and help put breast cancer back on the agenda.
A local man has reported an incident that happened on Queen’s Park Golf Club last Saturday. Mr Lovesey says,”My son and I were walking our dog when we came across nearly 30 needles on the ground just off one of the fairways. We walked down the hill and noticed a man in his mid-20s hiding…
Actor, author and historian Sir Tony Robinson is coming to Dorset for an exclusive family history event. Hosted by Ancestry.co.uk and in association with the Dorset History Centre, the event will be held at the Dorset History Centre in Dorchester from 6pm–9pm on Wednesday 30 October. The evening will feature talks from County Archivist Sam…
The Verwood Business meeting last night (10 October) at Costa Coffee generated great interest when the Mayor of Verwood, Cllr Peter Richardson gave a talk about his role.
The Absolutely WI Divas were in full voice on Tuesday evening when they sang to residents of Moretons, one of the two Abbeyfield Houses in Ferndown. The theme was love and marriage and the Divas had prepared songs to illustrate the waiting (‘Blue Moon’), the meeting (‘A Nightingale Sang In Berkley Square’), the falling in…
Diverse Abilities Plus, Dorset’s disability charity, has been presented with a cheque for £5,065 following the annual Grooves on the Green event that takes place in Ashley Cross. Proceeds from this year’s event raised £1,065 for the charity that supports children and adults, and their families, across the whole of the county and organisers, Jan…
A popular section of the South West Coast Path between Lulworth and Kimmeridge in Dorset, has been improved thanks to funding from Sykes Cottages and the Great South West Walk.
A man, of no fixed abode, has been sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment for armed robberies. Robert Grogan, 50, was found guilty after a trial at Bournemouth Crown Court on Friday 4 October for two armed robberies and two offences of possession of an imitation firearm with intent to commit robbery. He was sentenced today,…
Work has started on the refurbishment of Saxon Square in Christchurch town centre.
Internal work in the former medical centre above the Co-op has started
