Category: Dorset

A hedgehog hunt, children’s story time and sweet treats in the form of hedgehog cakes are some of the activities that will take place on Hedgehog Day on Saturday 15 June from 9.30am–3pm at Castle Gardens, Sherborne.

Ferndown Junior Jitsu Club had a resounding success at the Jitsu Foundation Judo Championships in Birmingham last Saturday (27 April). Students scooped 11 Gold, 9 Silver, 6 Bronze, 6 Special Awards and 28 medals. To top off the medal rush, Scott Bishop also passed his 1st Kyu Brown Belt grading. Around 300 competitors took part…

Get ready for the Broadstone song. Written and performed by local musician Owen Moor, the unique song is one of the attractions to be seen and heard at Broadstone’s special event this Bank Holiday Saturday, 4 May. The event, the first of it’s kind for Broadstone will showcase what is on offer every day in…

A team of young offenders had the chance to tackle Dorset Police on 27 March at Portland.

The rugby scrum down took place at the Young Offender Institution and was played in good spirits.

Christchurch household recycling centre (HRC) will close shortly for essential cleaning and maintenance. The Wilverley Road site will be shut on Tuesday 30 April until Thursday 2 May inclusive and will re-open as usual at 9am on Friday 3 May. During this time local residents can use any of the Dorset Waste Partnership’s 10 other HRCs or hang on…

Relay for Life organisers and supporters gathered to promote the next 24-hour event to raise money for Cancer Research UK which will take place locally at Ferndown Leisure Centre on Saturday 29 June from 12 noon.

Police are stepping up their appeal for witnesses and information after a man was assaulted during a Dorset hunt. The incident happened last December on Wednesday, 19 December at around 3.25pm during a Portman Hunt in the Crate Hill area in Fifehead St. Quintin. A 63-year-old Somerset man was watching the event when he was…

The coroner for Dorset is seeking the public’s assistance in finding  the next of kin of a man who died in Bournemouth. Neil Bethune, 50, died at his home in Princess Road, Westbourne on 21 April. The coroner is making enquiries into the death, but it is not being treated as suspicious. Coroner’s Officer Andy Lord said:…

A renowned Weymouth jazz band that has entertained audiences across the country and around the world is to play on a special evening steam train through the Isle of Purbeck – from Swanage to Harman’s Cross, Corfe Castle and Norden. Veterans of television and radio performances in this country, the acclaimed Gerry Brown and the…