Annette Brooke, MP for Mid Dorset and North Poole has welcomed the news that – thanks to the raising of the Income Tax threshold as a result of Liberal Democrat policies in the Coalition Government – income inequality is now lower than at any time during the 13 years of the last Labour Government (1997-2010).…
Dorset cream teas help stray dogs and cats in Greece. If you want to support Strays of Greece, an Ashley Heath based charity, then go along to the Old School Rooms in Sturminster Marshall on the weekend of 27 & 28 July 2pm-5pm. They will be serving cream teas and cakes in a delightful village…
Police have enforced a drugs house closure at a flat in Lowther Road in Charminster – after drug-related activity and anti-social behaviour at the property. The closure order was issued by Bournemouth Magistrates Court on Wednesday 10 July 2013, under the Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003. It came after complaints from local residents about drug-related activity…
Silver and vertu prices exceeded expectations at Lawrences’ auction sale on 9 July. An early 17th Century spoon, possibly made in Salisbury in the reign of King Charles I, was scooped up for £810 whilst a rather different item for the table, in the form of 24 German dessert dishes, exceeded their estimate to take…
An eyesore recycling site to close due to fly-tipping. Councils have been left with no choice but to close a mini recycling centre in Hurn after continued abuse by fly-tippers.The Dorset Waste Partnership (DWP) will remove its ‘bring-banks’ on Avon Causeway on 1 August in response to concerns the site has become an unsightly dumping ground.…
Police in Sturminster Newton are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward after a burglary at Sturminster Newton High School on Bath Road. The incident happened at around 5.05pm on Wednesday 3 July. A member of staff alerted Dorset Police when they disturbed an unknown person in an outside classroom. The offender ran…
The first fast ferry sailing from the port of Weymouth in 17 months will occur next Wednesday on 17 July, departing 11.30am, as Condor Ferries makes its return. Over 350 passengers have already booked their place on the first sailing to the Channel Islands, and anyone wishing to travel alongside them should book now. Guests…
Pick-Your-Own blueberries will open at the UK’s original plantation near Wimborne on 29 July. And fans of these delicious fruits will be delighted by the big, juicy blueberries. Swelled by the spring rain, while the crop is later than every before, the fruit is in excellent condition, large, full of flavour, and well worth the…
Roads were closed as a new cutting edge MRI scanner was crane lifted into Nuffield Health Bournemouth Hospital on 7 July. MRI machines use radio waves and magnetic fields to investigate and study the brain, spinal cord, heart and blood vessels and other internal organs, such as the lungs or liver, bones and joints. They…
Detectives in Bournemouth are renewing their appeal for witnesses and information after a burglary in Wallisdown when watches as well as seven WW2 medals, including stars, one MBE and a Good Conduct and Long Service medal of sentimental value were stolen.
