A thousand complimentary tickets are being offered by Bournemouth-born entertainment entrepreneur Paul Potter to the re-launch of The Dudsbury pub – still known to many as 20 on The River – as The Dusbury Country Club.
Police investigating an arson attack on a boat in Wareham are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward. Officers were called at 9.25pm on Sunday 7 June to reports of a fire on a boat near the moorings on the River Frome at Swineham. The 30-foot yacht was completely destroyed in the…
Highcliffe Castle would be a very different building had it not been for Napoleon’s defeat at the Battle of Waterloo 200 years ago. When Lord Stuart de Rothesay created Highcliffe Castle in the 1830s, he used ancient stonework from demolished buildings in Normandy, collected during his time as British Ambassador in Paris. Stuart was the…
Ringwood Waldorf School is excited to host the inaugural debut of three mini American horses at its annual summer fair on Saturday (13 June) from 11am-4pm. Horse-owner, Joanna Birley, will be bringing Mabel, Sugar and Mia who stand at approximately 30” high, on to the main field to allow children of all ages (parents and…
Prepare yourself for a weekend full of family fun and the finest folk music and dance. The third Wimborne Minster Folk Festival runs from Friday 12 June to Sunday 14 June. The festivities will get off to a stirring start at the Allendale Centre on Friday night with live production ‘The Land Remains’ by Poacher’s…
A two vehicle head-on collision occurred at around 4.13pm today (10 June) between a black BMW 3 Series and a blue Ford Fiesta on the A31 between the Lake Gates and Merley Bird roundabouts. Sadly the woman driver of the Fiesta died at the scene. Her next of kin have been informed and the coroner…
With just over a week to go until the launch of the fifth Bournemouth Food & Drink Festival, its organisers are promising more than ever to tantalise your tastebuds.
Police have released a CCTV image of a woman they wish to speak to in connection with a shoplifting offence in Bournemouth. At around 4.42pm on Saturday 30 May, a woman accompanied by a boy entered the Maplin store in Commercial Road in the town and picked up a CCTV kit. They left without paying…
Clouds Hill, Lawrence of Arabia’s tiny cottage hideaway near Bovington, Dorset, is gearing up for the anniversary of the 1916-18 Arab Revolt with a recruitment day for new volunteers on 23 June.
Members of the Carers Group at Lewis-Manning Hospice have been celebrating National Carers Week, which aims to recognise and highlight the contribution of all of the UK’s 6.5 million unpaid carers. As part of the celebrations there will be a patient and carer tea party on Friday (12 June) which coincides with the birthday of…
