Town celebrates colourful double
Wimborne Minster is celebrating two successes in the regional In Bloom competition.
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The Mutoids have landed
This weekend saw Bournemouth’s open spaces come alive with the opening weekend of Bournemouth Arts by the Sea Festival, introducing three weeks of arts events in the town. In true festival fashion the headline act was something astonishing and spectacular – Joe Rush’s Mutoid Waste – a parade of giant articulated vehicles and machines and a…
Woodfair approaches with much to see and do
The AONB Cranborne Chase Woodfair is coming to Breamore in Hampshire next weekend 5 and 6 October. Organised by the Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty team the event features a fantastic line up of central arena events plus steam-driven saw mills, dog displays, medieval falconry, axe-wielding lumber jacks, tree-climbing, local history…
Carnival enjoyed by thousands
The Hampshire market town of Ringwood was brought to a standstill on Saturday 21 September. Roads were closed and crowds lined the streets in anticipation of a spectacular procession as the carnival got underway. Starting at 2pm, the colourful parade was still wending its way through the town an hour later. Led by the carnival…
Jack the Ripper investigation comes to Ferndown
‘Jack the Ripper-A 21st Century Investigation’ is being brought to Ferndown by Trevor Marriott, a retired British police murder squad detective.
Goal-filled thriller
Wimborne Town produced a goal-filled thriller at Cuthbury last Saturday in a 3-3 draw with Stratford Town in the Calor League.
Putting money into charity
The Multiple Sclerosis Society’s Bournemouth Branch held a successful charity golf tournament on 20 September at Crane Valley Golf Club.
Missing Buckinghamshire man has links in Bournemouth
Thames Valley Police is seeking the public’s assistance to locate an 87-year-old man missing from his home in Fulmer Road, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire. Conrad Hooper was last seen by his family leaving home at around 1.30pm on Wednesday (18/9). The last sighting of Mr Hooper was at London Marylebone station later that day. Police are…
Purbeck Marathon results
Nearly 250 runners defied the rain and strong south-westerly winds to run the Second Purbeck Marathon. Bournemouth’s Steven Way defended his title although the winds slowed him to a time of 3.06. The first woman home was Rhiannon Shepherd of Southampton Athletic Club in a time of 3.42. 231 runners started the gruelling event with 223 finishing the race. The final finisher arrived in 6.50, well within the race time limit.
Robot surgery – first of its kind in Dorset
The next generation of minimally invasive surgery will soon be offered to Royal Bournemouth Hospital’s prostate cancer patients using a robot that improves surgical outcomes and enables patients to leave hospital sooner.
