Art lovers in Dorset will be able to view a painting usually only seen in galleries in European capitals after the National Trust’s Kingston Lacy took receipt of a loan from the National Gallery in London for the first time. ‘Homage to Velázquez’ by acclaimed 17th century Italian artist Luca Giordano, will hang in the…
Richard Brockbank, aged 27, from Thatcham, was last seen at a petrol station in Newbury at 10pm on Monday night (19/5). He has not been seen since. It is believed he is in the Dorset area as his car, a black Ford Fiesta, has since been found in Wareham, Dorset. Richard is white, 5ft 9ins…
Hundreds of cyclists assembled at Watchet Harbour on the Somerset coast to take part in the 4th annual Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance Coast to Coast (C2C) Cycle Challenge on Sunday (18 May). Not designed as a race, the event saw cyclists of all ages and abilities set off on a ‘gruelling but gloriously sunny’…
Help is on hand for people living with dementia.
More than 40 per cent of people affected by dementia have kept concerns about the condition bottled up, according to a poll carried out by Alzheimer’s Society, which has experts ready to give advice in Dorset.
Witchampton First School, just five miles from the centre of Wimborne and seven from the centre of Blandford, is undersubscribed this year. A treat for the parents and children at this Ofsted ‘Outstanding’ school who enjoy the benefit of small class sizes – the largest year group has 10 pupils – and high pupil to…
Bournemouth’s Castlepoint Shopping Park has, over seven years, focused on recycling waste and last year achieved a milestone by achieving zero waste to landfill.
A generous donation of £5,000 from Haskins Garden Centres Ltd has enabled Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) and its partners to reach the match-funding target for a grant of £2.7 million from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for the Great Heath Living Landscape project.
Planning permission has been agreed for a temporary transit site for Gypsies and Travellers in West Dorset – on condition that 24-hour security is provided. Dorset County Council’s planning committee approved a site in Piddlehinton, near Dorchester, to help tackle the impact of unauthorised encampments around Dorset during the spring and summer months. The same…
Dianna Wiseman and Aaron O’Donnell from London and their two daughters were amongst the first families to show their support for the New Forest by hiring bikes from Forest Leisure Cycling in Burley – and making a donation to the New Forest conservation charity, the New Forest Trust. From April this year customers booking bike…
The annual spring coffee morning held at the home of Anthony and Christine Oliver on Saturday morning,17 May, raised £461 for Wimborne In Bloom. On a fine sunny morning around 80 people attended and they were able to sit out and enjoy the garden. A bring and buy stall, a plant sale and a raffle…
