Steam rollers crush World Record
The world record for the greatest number of steam rollers in a formation over a set course was broken at the Great Dorset Steam Fair showground on 31 August, exactly 10 years after the previous record.
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Prices slashed for non-league game
Wimborne Town Football Club is slashing admission prices for Saturday’s home non-league day fixture against Cinderford Town at Cuthbury.
Non-league day has become an annual event as the grassroots game bids to widen its popular appeal.
The aim is to attract more people to non-league games.
Steam rollers line up for a World Record Attempt
The Great Dorset Steam Fair World Record attempt will take place tomorrow morning at 10.30am by the Special Roller Display onsite. Due to the high number taking part, the time was brought forward to allow more than 100 steam rollers to move over the length of new road.
Red Arrows back over Bournemouth tomorrow
As part of the Bournemouth Air Festival, the Red Arrows will be flying over the Bournemouth cliff tops and across the sea tomorrow. Also on the schedule for Saturday is the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight
Car Plows into Petrol Pump
A car crashed into a petrol station pump at Sainbury’s Garage at Trickett’s Cross, Ferndown on 27 August. Following the accident, emergency services were called out to ensure the safety of the area. Matt Hunter, Sainsbury’s store manager said: “Our priority was to ensure the safety of customers and colleagues. “Our colleagues reacted quickly to…
It takes two to tandem
Nikki Budd, a music teacher from Christchurch and her partner Mark Morley, will be getting on their tandem bike to ride 33 miles for regional charity Autism Wessex’s Bike Ride on Sunday 8 September. Nikki said: “We’ve been riding a tandem for the last eight years. As we both have bad hips, cycling is a…
Family pays tribute to Rosie Evans
The family of a woman who died as a result of a collision on the A35 has issued a tribute to the media. The incident, in which a Landrover Discovery towing a caravan overturned, happened at 1pm on Saturday 24 August 2013 on the A35 at Askerswell. The front seat passenger of the Landrover, 48-year-old…
Disaster at Cherry Tree Nursery
Everyone at SWOP, the registered charity project at Cherry Tree Nursery, in Northbourne is very concerned that their greenhouse shading screens became twisted and broken over the weekend, perhaps due to the wind. The screens are used to shade all the cuttings and seedlings from the sun, and prevent them becoming scorched. The damage is…
Charity offers a series of health workshops and seminars
Lewis-Manning Hospice has announced a special Autumn Series of workshops and seminars covering a wide rage of areas relating to health and well-being. The Poole-based charity, which offers free specialist palliative nursing care to hundreds of local people living with cancer and other life-limiting illnesses, has organised the programme that will run at the hospice…
Full line up at Great Dorset Steam Fair
Today sees the first day of the Great Dorset Steam Fair and the music festival has a programme packed full with nearly 100 acts over the next five days. Chas Hodges from Chas and Dave will be performing in The Real Ale Tent at 10.30pm on Saturday, and this is a free performance for all…
