Category: Dorset

Neil Winkley, Chairman of Bournemouth Gilbert & Sullivan Society, volunteered to sit in the stocks at the recent Broadstone Summer Jam to promote the Society’s autumn production of The Yeomen of the Guard. It is perhaps the most serious of all Gilbert & Sullivan operas, and Neil’s stunt fitted well with its theme of punishment and its slightly sinister overtones. Yet Gilbert’s satire and punning one-liners abound, and many believe that it is Sullivan’s finest score.

For the first time a study of divers and anglers has revealed that the creation of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in UK seas will not only benefit habitats and wildlife, but will also bring considerable economic benefits and have a positive effect on the well-being of sea and coastal users. The Marine Conservation Society (MCS)…

Police in Poole are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward after an alleged serious assault in Parkstone. The incident happened at around 6.30pm on Friday 12 July 2013 along Spur Hill Avenue and Birchwood Road. A 34-year-old Poole man, was out jogging when he was approached by two unknown men and…

Hillside Community First School in Verwood enjoyed a recital by some of the Year 3 and 4 pupils. The children had been having lessons with Colin Francis  from Dorset Music Services and played some of the tunes they had learnt over the last two terms. It’s hoped that they will now continue with their brass…

The British Horse Society was saddened to learn of the recent tragic accident in which a rider suffered a broken back and her horse was killed, following a collision with a van in the New Forest. The Society says the tragedy highlights the need to educate motorists on how to pass horses on the road…

The Rotary Club of Bournemouth East Cliff has been one of the partners in a major project in establishing a specialist children’s hospital in Bo, the second city of Sierra Leone.

Detectives in Bournemouth have released CCTV images and are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward following an alleged robbery in the Boscombe area on 25 May 2013. The incident, in which a group of men allegedly assaulted two other men and stole a wallet from one of the victims, happened around…