Oil rig mars Poole Bay
The Corallian Colter Exploratory oil rig arrived in a well of controversy in Poole Bay last month (February 2019) to commence drilling
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Poole Park enhancement work has begun
Caption: Area damaged by fire and sand lizard on affected area at Upton Heath © Simon Cripps Business, Dorset, Eco & Environment, Nature & Wildlife, Poole | Posted on February 4th, 2019 | return to news Poole Park enhancement work has begunWork has begun to improve the two lakes and lagoon in Poole Park Caption:…
Light Up Poole will see more than twenty light art spectacles transforming the Old Town
Light Up Poole will see more than twenty light art spectacles transforming the Old Town as some of the world’s leading practitioners join local groups and artists to respond to the theme of ‘Tides’.
Primrose Festival in Dorset will celebrate pretty tough plant
To celebrate one of the toughest winter-flowering and colourful plants, Stewarts Garden Centres in Dorset are holding a Primrose Festival between 18 and 24 February.
Consultation on land at Horton Heath
People are being asked for their views on a site earmarked for quarrying.
Log your ‘hogs’: Hedgehog Street reveals which counties are recording the most hedgehog sightings
For the first time Hedgehog Street has revealed the counties across the British Isles who are recording the most (and least) number of native hedgehog sightings.
Dorset smallholder banned from keeping poultry and pigs for 10 years
A Dorset smallholder has been fined £530 and banned from keeping poultry and pigs for 10 years after causing unnecessary suffering to chickens.
Rescued circus lions take their first steps on grass
Five lions and nine tigers from two different circuses have been rescued from their bare board cages and have taken their first steps on grass.
Rooftop honey gathered by Poole bees raises money for charity
The Dolphin Shopping Centre in Poole has announced that honey produced from its very own rooftop garden beehives is now on sale and raising money for charity.
30 fire crews attend fire at Upton Heath nature reserve
A fire at Upton Heath nature reserve near Corfe Mullen was attended to by 30 fire crews (roughly 100 firefighters) from Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service on Sunday 5 August.