Trolley Trap Trialled
Bournemouth’s Castlepoint Shopping Park plans to install up to four new shopping trolley traps in a bid to prevent up to 40 of their trolleys leaving the site each day.
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Bodgers and turners at Breamore House
Thousands of people flocked to Cranborne Chase Woodfair on 5 and 6 October at Breamore House. This great family day out offered everything from big forestry machines to Bronze Age woodworking and falconry right down to a working Saxon kiln. People could engage with the turners, bodgers and carvers as well as host of other…
Bournemouth Marathon starts huge
Thousands of runners took part in Bournemouth’s first marathon event on Sunday, 6 October 2013.
Harmony Twist wins the Voice of Ferndown
After a captivating final at the Barrington Theatre, the town of Ferndown has chosen the winner of its first talent contest ‘The Voice of Ferndown’.
Harmony Twist, a stunning trio from Poole excelled and won the judges’ votes after singing Ed Sheeran’s ‘Lego House’, but what a close finish.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED for Christchurch Information Centre
Christchurch and East Dorset Council will transfer the day to day running of Christchurch Information Centre to the Regent Centre on 2 December. Conveniently the two are currently situated next door to each other. In order to ensure a smooth transition, the management of the Regent Centre would like to hear from enthusiastic and committed volunteers…
Schools Minister David Laws Visits Mid Dorset and North Poole
Annette Brooke MP was delighted to welcome Liberal Democrat Schools Minister David Laws MP to Mid Dorset and North Poole to meet secondary school head teachers and visit a local school.
Old crocks needed for model town
Wimborne Model Town staff are preparing to serve fund raising vintage high tea on 26 and 27 October at the heritage charity attraction.
Man jailed for manslaughter after 12-year investigation
A 33-year-old man has been sentenced to five years and one month behind bars after pleading guilty to the manslaughter of a Bournemouth man 12 years ago. Daniel Scott, of no fixed abode, was sentenced today, Friday 4 October 2013, at Winchester Crown Court for the manslaughter of 42-year-old Clive Wilcox in May 2001. Mr…
Deputy Mayor to run Bournemouth Marathon powered by hospital food
Royal Bournemouth Hospital (RBH) employee and Deputy Mayor, Councillor Phil Stanley-Watts, has been spending months eating hospital food in preparation for Bournemouth’s first marathon this Sunday.
Charity Trustee Tackles Mount Kilimanjaro
Gary Knight has successfully climbed to the top of the 5,895m renowned mountain, Kilimanjaro, in Africa. His efforts were to raise funds for the Dorset-based charity that supports children, adults, and their families with cerebral palsy and other physical and learning disabilities. As a volunteer and trustee of the Diverse Abilities Plus since 2012, Gary,…