The driver of the Mini Cooper in collision with a school bus carrying 45 children to QE School in Wimborne has died. Sophie Crew, who was in her twenties, was seriously injured at the scene and later died in hospital. Twenty-six children were injured in the frightening collision and nine were taken to hospital for…
Plans for the new Jigsaw Building at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital (RBH) have been submitted to Bournemouth Council. Detailed feedback from hospital staff, patients and the public has been incorporated into the designs for the proposed new Women’s Health Unit and Cancer and Blood Disorders Unit. Richard Renaut, Director of Service Development at the hospital…
Martyn Underhill, the Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner will address the meeting of West Moors Home Watch at the organisation’s AGM in the Memorial Hall, Station Road, West Moors at 7pm on Wednesday, 12 June 2013. Refreshments will be available and the police will attend if operational requirements permit.
Weymouth street pastors are set to complete their 500th patrol – as they take to the streets of Weymouth on Saturday 15 June 2013
Dorset Wildlife Trust is launching an online campaign to raise awareness and warn people of the harm that can be caused to wildlife by using mobile phone apps which mimic birdsong. Wardens on Brownsea Island have reported incidents of visitors using these mobile apps, which imitate the unusual call of the Nightjar, to get a…
Over 350 walkers turned Bournemouth promenade into a sea of pink for this year’s Twilight Walk in support of the Bournemouth Hospital Charity’s Jigsaw Appeal. The walk was started by the new Mayor of Bournemouth, Councillor Dr Rodney Cooper, and Mayoress Mrs Elaine Cooper. Walkers enjoyed fine weather and a party atmosphere and with more…
As the British and Irish Lions touchdown in Australia, former international rugby star Thinus Delport visited Bournemouth to help inspire local boys reach their full potential. The retired rugby union wing and fullback player spent a whole day at Harewood College, encouraging the students to reach for the stars. Thinus led two assemblies which shared…
Before 1939, Christchurch aerodrome was a popular centre for pleasure and leisure flying- activity that ceased with the outbreak of war. In 1945 enthusiasts sought to recreate those days with some success. The aerodrome and the airspace above it, – specially on sunny weekends – was full of small powered aircraft and gliders, until the…
Bournemouth’s Castlepoint Shopping Park has formally re-opened a traditional Bridle Way which follows the eastern boundary, the 41 acre complex between Yeoman’s Way and Woodbury Avenue. 32 tonnes of special surfacing was laid in 4 days by a local contractor to make what has been used as a footpath over the last 10 years, safer…
The winners of the Young Environmentalist Challenge Competition will have their entries displayed at Haskin’s Garden Centre in Ferndown soon after the award ceremony on 15 June.
