Less than a second might have separated the first and second placed runners in the 5km race at the rain sodden Ferndown Rotary’s Charity run, but in age terms they were 50 years apart. Fourteen-year-old Jordan Fudge took the top slot, with 64 years young Brian Long cruising to second place – just half a…
There will be over £500 worth of prizes in this year’s Ferndown in Bloom competition sponsored and supported by the Haskins Garden Centre. mags4dorset will be sponsoring the Business, Retail, Commerical and Public House category once again, with a prize of a half page of advertising worth £350. Other main categories are Best Front Garden, Best Park…
Officers in Weymouth are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward after a burglary at a house in Wyke Regis. The incident happened sometime between 7am and 5pm on Thursday 21 March at a property in Broughton Crescent. The victim, a 55-year-old Weymouth man, returned home from work to find thieves had…
Dorset Wildlife Trust is launching a series of Sunday Strolls in West Dorset this spring. Starting in April and running through until the end of September, the walks will be based around the Kingcombe Centre and surrounding Kingcombe Meadows Reserve, a beautiful ancient landscape spanning the full width of the River Hooke valley. Victoria Vincent,…
A founding member of the Absolutely WI in Ferndown has welcomed in a very special addition to their ranks. Rebecca and Andy Barber are over the moon with the birth of Ellie May and the WI is excited to have its youngest member yet. Meetings for Absolutely WI are held at the Barrington Centre every…
Wimborne Town are hoping for the return of experienced midfielder Kevin Gill in time for the Easter Bank Holiday programme.
Congratulations to James Garland from Cranborne who has won the 4Dorset ‘Spot the Bunny’ competition. Five-year-old James attends Cranborne First School and loves doing puzzles. His mother Paula said, “He particularly likes spot the difference. This competition was right up his street. He did it on his own as spotting the bunnies was a fun…
To raise awareness of World Down’s Syndrome Day on Thursday 21 March the children in Hillside Community First School, Verwood were encouraged to come to school wearing brightly coloured socks, mismatched socks and even 3 socks for 3 chromosomes. Great fun was had admiring the colourful spectacle and a special whole school assembly to explain about…
Residents in parts of East Dorset will not receive rubbish or recycling collections on Good Friday (29 March). Instead, collections will be carried out the next day, Saturday 30 March. East Dorset District Council and, since April 2011, the Dorset Waste Partnership (DWP) have traditionally collected waste on Good Fridays. However, since the start of…
Having been awarded a major accolade after just one year, Purbeck Marathon is now open for entries.
