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.
Police investigating a fatal road traffic collision have arrested a man on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and failing to stop following a collision – with officers also seizing a vehicle believed to have been involved. Sixteen-year-old Jade Clark was struck by a Volvo XC90 as she rode her moped along the A31…
Why not head down to the free Easter Family Fun Day at The Furlong shopping centre on Saturday 30 March? Enjoy a chance to meet some new chicks and learn about the hatching process from Charlie’s Chickens and discover the cheeky Easter bunny hunt (with yummy chocolate eggs as prizes). You can enjoy a leisurely…
Canford Park Arena’s Dorset Boat Jumble, due to open this weekend (23 March 2013) has been cancelled. Travellers have been the cause of the problem and the organisers have confirmed that although they have moved, there was insufficient time to reorganise the event.Mr Chris Chaddock, from Chaddock and Fox Promotions, who have run the event…
Verwood Rugby Club will be holding a five-mile Great Van Pull around Verwood on Easter Saturday, 30 March. Starting at noon from Verwood Social Club, the gallant 15 (and others) will be taking the strain on their load via retail businesses, the farmers market on Ferrett Green and halting briefly at the town’s hostelries finishing at…
Who They Were; What They Did; How They Lived By Sue Newman Published by Amberley Publishing 2010 Review by Sylvia Minns The author, Sue Newman, has written other books on the history of the ancient town of Christchurch and its inhabitants and therefore has a good understanding of the past lives of those who lived…
By Jackie Edwards Published by Natula Publications 2010 Review by Sylvia Minns The town of Bournemouth, set on the cliffs of southern England amidst pine trees, was founded in 1810 and quickly became a popular seaside holiday town from early Victorian times. The importance of Bournemouth as a resort became evident when affluent gentry and…
Written by members of the Bournemouth Natural Science Society Published by Wessex Books 2009 Foreword by Chris Packham and a further mention from Dr Simon Cripps (Chief Executive Dorset Wildlife Trust) Edited by Ray Chapman Bsc (Hons) Sponsored by The Bournemouth Natural Science Society and Dorset Wildlife Trust Review by Sylvia Minns This book supersedes…
By Jessica Fellows Published by Collins 15 September 2011 Foreword by the series creator Julian Fellows Photography by Nick Briggs Review by Sylvia Minns The book is written by Jessica Fellows, an author and freelance journalist in her own right, with a foreword by Julian Fellows. Julian Fellows created Downton Abbey which is now hailed as…
