Thousands raised for Little Owls and first school
The Friends Committee of Witchampton First School and Little Owls Pre-school are celebrating following the success of their Auction of Promises at the weekend
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Fatal collision: blue car driver sought
Police are urgently seeking the driver of a blue car after a 20-year-old moped rider died in a collision on the A350 near Warminster on Saturday 21 March. The car and the moped were travelling south towards Shaftesbury when the collision happened at Longbridge Deverill at about 4.15pm. The Yamaha 125cc moped collided with a…
Hamphsire fire service helps America’s Cup challenge
Ben Ainslie’s challenge for the America’s Cup has been given a helping hand from Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service.
Wildlife rescue in pictures at Moors Valley
Documentary wildlife photographer Nick Upton treated his audience to a selection of his work with British wildlife at the official opening of the British Wildlife Photography Awards exhibition on 19 March. The exhibition, at Moors Valley Country Park near Ringwood, features the best of thousands of stunning entries to these annual awards, all celebrating the…
Warning to dog owners during lambing season
Dorset Police are warning owners to keep their dogs on leads when walking near livestock after incidents of sheep worrying have been reported in the Wimborne and Weymouth areas.
Poole joins in with Museum Week
Poole Museum will join over 1,400 museums and galleries from over 50 countries across the world on Twitter next week for the second annual #MuseumWeek, a project that will connect people to artwork, culture, history and science in new and interactive ways. #MuseumWeek takes place from 23-29 March and gives Twitter users direct and access…
Telephone scam warning from Dorset Councils
Councils in Dorset are warning people about calls from an organisation claiming to be from one of the councils offering to reduce their council tax for a fee. These calls are not from, or authorised by, any council. The organisation is offering to reduce the council tax liability upon receipt of a fee of £55.…
Bournemouth superfast broadband business grants – first come, first served
Local businesses are being encouraged by Bournemouth Council to apply for grants to get connected to superfast broadband, as part of a scheme announced in the Chancellor’s budget on Wednesday. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the area will benefit as Bournemouth has been named a Super Connected City in the Government’s latest programme of…
Solar eclipse – glasses no advantage!
There are days when this area has the highest numbers of hours of sunshine – but predictably when we needed the sun, it was cloudy. The solar eclipse was largely uneventful in Ferndown because of the thick cloud but it didn’t mean people weren’t prepared. Ferndown Tennis Club member Shirley Jenner turned up to play,…
Soft Play gets softer
Chairman of Ferndown & Heatherlands Soft Play Group said, “The group gives a massive thank you to Ferndown Town Council for the very generous grant of £250 to buy new large play dice and soft play animals for the children and parents that attend the play group every Thursday.
