Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) has teamed up with Urban Heath Partnership (UHP) to tidy up the heath mountain bike hotspot, better known as the Pits, after a summer of fun and sun. Armed with cakes and biscuits donated by the local Co-operative in Upton, DWT and UHP were joined by local young people and together managed to clear a shocking amount of litter from the site, most of which was plastic bottles.
Police in Ferndown are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward after a fail to stop road traffic collision. The incident happened at around 10am on Friday 30 August 2013 near the junction of West Moors Road and Horton Road. The victim, a 24-year-old Wimborne man, was cycling on his BMX when…
Waved off by crowds in excess of 120,000 lining the bank of the Thames on Sunday 1 September, Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust ambassador Kristie Reid (20) and her crew onboard 70-ft yacht ‘Great Britain’, led the fleet of 12 Clipper boats and a flotilla of spectator vessels in an iconic parade through Tower Bridge and down the Thames, as they embarked on the start of their 40,000 mile race around the world.
Award-winning Enrique Perez from Cuba is bringing a touch of spice to Ashley Cross with the inaugural Salsa Night at Patrick’s Restaurant, Bar and Event Catering on Thursday September 12.
History is to be made this weekend at a Dorset ball clay mine museum near Corfe Castle when a small locomotive brings narrow gauge industrial steam trains back to the Isle of Purbeck – for the first time in 60 years.
Not everyone will know that sepsis is a life-threatening condition that can occur when the body attacks its own tissues and organs in response to fighting an infection. Sepsis can lead to shock, multiple organ failure and death if not recognised early and treated promptly. World Sepsis Day is on 13 September. The mark the…
Following negotiations with East Dorset District Council, the Board of Trustees of the Priest’s House Museum in Wimborne has agreed in principle to work with the council to continue the running of the town’s Tourist Information Centre. The final details have still to be formalised but it is likely that the arrangement will be similar…
In celebration of 20 years of twinning with Segré, ‘Promenade Ferndown’ was officially inaugurated at a presentation in the French town on Monday, 26 August. The floral walkway is situated between two bridges along the banks of the River Oudon. During the ceremony, Ferndown Mayor Cllr John Lewis presented Deputy Mayor Jean-Yves Ledoux with a…
Starlight Dance students delighted parents and friends at their recent display in aid of children’s charities. As well as gorgeous ballerinas in blue, the audience were treated to a variety of routines that included cheerleaders, hip-hop girls, an Italian tarantella and even penguins. Not to be outdone by the younger students, there was also a…
