This week, 15 years ago, the Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance was preparing to fly their very first mission. At 8am on Saturday 21 March, the helicopter and its crew went online for the very first time. Less than an hour later at 8.52am, they were deployed to their first incident. The 15 year milestone has been…
Great fun was had on Friday 13 March at Hillside Community First School in Verwood, Dorset when the children raised money for Comic Relief. The School Council, run by elected pupils from each year group, decided to run two events – a Bring & Buy sale of toys and books and a Fun Run around…
Congratulations are served to the Talbot Heath and West Hants Tennis Academy team on their return from Qatar, having secured fourth place in the World Tennis Championships last weekend.
Dorset’s vintage charity attraction, Wimborne Model Town, is looking for additional weekend volunteers to assist with the shop and visitor admissions when it reopens for the new season on 28 March 28.
More than 130 guests enjoyed an evening of fine food and entertainment at a Gala Charity Dinner organised by Cllr Robin Cook, Chairman of East Dorset District Council, in support of Alzheimer’s Society and Friends of Victoria Hospital Wimborne. The event was held at the Dudsbury Hotel Golf Club and Spa in Parley.
The Twin Sails Bridge will close for up to one week from Monday 23 March to enable annual maintenance works to be carried out. The bridge will be closed to road traffic, including cyclists and pedestrians, from 7am. During the closure Poole Bridge will operate as normal with minimal disruption to marine traffic expected. The…
The Friends of the New Forest Airfields are relocating their Education Centre to a new site between Sopley and Bransgore. Until the new Centre is open later this year, the Friends are taking their monthly Open Days on the road. The first free Open Day will be held in the Beech Room of Lyndhurst Community…
Officers are becoming increasingly concerned for the welfare of 49-year-old Alan Jenkins who has gone missing from his Bournemouth home. Alan was last seen at around 11.30am on Thursday, 12 March at his home in Fenton Road. He was wearing heavy duty black boots and a grey jacket. He is described as white, of medium…
A Poole care home marked Comic Relief with a ‘Just Like That’ tribute to Tommy Cooper.
Record-breaker Clive Greenaway, a professional Tommy Cooper impersonator, performed a special one-hour show at Colten Care’s Canford Chase.
Businesses in Brockenhurst are being invited to become a focal point of information for visitors and local people. The New Forest National Park Authority is looking to recruit a business to join the network of Local Information Points throughout the Forest. They provide visitors and residents with easy access to information about the National Park…
