Young and old alike braved the cold weather to celebrate Shrove Tuesday at the annual Wimborne pancake race today. Competitions were offered for a whole range of ages, from students of Pamphill and Wimborne First Schools, to residents from Streets Meadow care home. There was something for everyone as hardy competitors battled it out for…
Romantic couples will be able to take advantage of discounted evening bus travel over the Valentines’ day weekend from Thursday, 14 February, 2013. Nikki Honer, Commercial Manager for more bus and Wilts & Dorset said that the “more lovers” promotions team will be offering the special Lover’s Duo ticket from only £5 for unlimited travel for two…
Her appointment was approved at a meeting of the Dorset Police and Crime Panel on 7 February, 2013.
Highcliffe Community Association is hosting a unique event on Friday, 8 of March from 2.30pm at the Methodist Church Hall in Lymington Road. Navitus Bay Development Ltd will give a presentation for 30 minutes setting out their reasons in favour of building the offshore wind farm in Poole Bay and then the reasons for their opposing the current plans and some possible alternatives will be set out in 30 minutes by Challenge Navitus.
There was no grousing about this bird, which was spotted in West Moors as the snow fell at lunchtime today.
Sycamore Base children from Verwood CE First School performed their own version of the favourite children’s classic “The Three Little Pigs” at their class assemblies this week. Miss Clare Murphy’s class performed theirs first to an audience of delighted parents
A Dorset train service is to be reinstated thanks to a £1.47M government grant.
Whilst British Farmers have bent over backwards to ensure compliance with EU rules on the conditions in which pigs are kept, a large proportion of EU countries are still flouting the rules.
The Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy (WPNSA) – the Olympic and Paralympic sailing venue in Weymouth – is holding an open day on 30 March 2013, when visitors can take a look around the facilities.
1st Wimborne Girls’ Brigade Company enjoyed a huge balloon launch and a ‘Great Big Party’ to kick start the organisation’s 120th year and to make it one to truly remember. Girls’ Brigade (GB) was started in 1893 in Dublin, Ireland. GB groups have now grown all over the world, providing rewarding, stretching and positive opportunities through which children and young people, between the ages of 4 and 18, grow and develop in confidence and skills in a Christian environment.