A man miraculously escaped serious injury when he was thrown to the ground after a firework exploded in his pocket in Wimborne. He had joined other revellers in the town centre on New Year’s Eve when the lit firework flew through the air in the Square before landing in his coat. The 27 year-old victim,…
An appeal for donations of bird food to support the wildfowl living on the lake enjoyed by patients and staff at Royal Bournemouth Hospital has been answered by a Verwood based retail group.
An award-winning young wildlife enthusiast and a retired banker are calling for local people to do something different this year and volunteer in the New Forest.
Sunsail Events, experts in organising corporate team building sailing events, have announced ‘The Automotive Challenge Cup’, an inaugural team racing event in aid of BEN, the automotive charity. Setting sail on Thursday, 18 June, teams spend the day learning the ropes and racing against each other, on board the only matched fleet on the Solent,…
The trustees of the John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation (JTYAF) have announced that £75,000 has been allocated for awards to local young people for 2015
The Royal Bournemouth Hospital has installed an iPad in its Emergency Department (ED) to help patients from Europe find their health insurance information quickly and easily.
Police are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward following a burglary at Tesco Express on Barrack Road, Christchurch. A man entered the store and walked into the warehouse and staff room at 8.57pm on Wednesday, 31 December 2014. A number of personal items belonging to members of staff were stolen. Police…
The leaders of Christchurch Borough Council and East Dorset District Council have welcomed an intervention by Chris Chope MP with regard to an unsuccessful bid for a Transformation Challenge Award by the Christchurch & East Dorset Partnership.
According to Bournemouth Borough Council, Navitus Bay’s ‘Plan B’ cannot legally be considered under the existing wind farm proposal. The council believes it is both illegal and unreasonable to allow consideration of Navitus Bay’s ‘eleventh hour’ alternative option without any of the required public consultation and environmental assessment activity having been undertaken.
Known nationally for its naturalistic style, 2015 will be a significant year for Knoll Gardens as its owner, Neil Lucas celebrates his 21st year at Knoll. A world authority on ornamental grasses, Neil is celebrating the anniversary with a series of events on his ‘specialist subject’ as well as plant fairs and garden wildlife events…
