The Durlston Country Park rangers are asking people to help clean Swanage Beach, as part of the Great Dorset Beach Clean 2016 and the ‘Litter Free Coast and Sea’ campaign. This event aims to keep beaches tidy, improving the shore and marine environments for the enjoyment of residents, visitors and wildlife. It’s a great opportunity…
History has been made during the Swanage Railway’s Spring Steam Gala when the first timetabled passenger train ran over four miles of newly restored line towards Wareham – for the first time in 44 years.
A man has been jailed for four years for killing his friend with one punch at a Dorset holiday park. Jason James, 41 and of Torquay, was sentenced at Winchester Crown Court today, Friday 8 April, after pleading guilty to manslaughter at the same court on 15 March 2016.
History is to be made during the Swanage Railway’s Spring Steam Gala from 8-10 April
Smedmore House, with its beautiful gardens and spectacular sea views of the Jurassic Coast, is a hidden gem set in the glorious Purbeck countryside. On Sunday 8 May the house and gardens will be open to the public from 2pm until 5pm. As well as guided tours of this historic house, there will be craft,…
Smashing their way into the limelight with a dazzling array of turns on the X-Factor, Camp Bestival is thrilled to announce that the finest purveyors of hiplife, Reggie n Bollie, will be heading into orbit at Space Camp Lulworth, this July. Easily the most exciting act from last year’s array of hopefuls, Reggie Zippy and…
Police in Wareham are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward after a commercial burglary in Wareham and have issued photographs of the missing model aircraft. The burglary occurred at a unit at Admiralty Park sometime between Friday 25 March and Monday 28 March 2016. The storage unit and workshop houses model…
Sightings of adders have been coming in thick and fast at Durlston as they emerge from hibernation
