Lewis Manning Hospice, Simone Thomas Salon and Hair Loss Bournemouth invite you to don a wig for a day in the name of charity. As Hairstyle Appreciation Day approaches on Thursday 30 of April, Lewis-Manning Hospice, Simone Thomas Salon and Hair Loss Bournemouth are putting their own twist on the day by asking members of the…
Students from opposite sides of the world joined together to remember the fallen of the First World War in the run up to Anzac Day.
The home for cricket in Dorset is encouraging juniors to take up the sport. Dean Park Juniors runs every Saturday and offers two hours of cricket for young people under 12. Open to boys and girls, every participant will get the chance to bowl, bat and field in a variety of games at Dean Park…
A trader from Corfe Mullen who pleaded guilty to regulatory offences and fraud in Poole has been sentenced at Bournemouth Magistrates Court. Lee Bailey, of Mill Street, Corfe Mullen admitted two counts of fraud and three regulatory offences under the Consumer Protection From Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 at Bournemouth Magistrates Court on 6 March 2015.…
Lighthouse, Poole’s Centre for the Arts, has appointed David Baker as its new Head of Development. David will be leading the Love Lighthouse campaign and establishing a fundraising platform that will enable Lighthouse to develop and extend its position as the south west’s leading arts provider. “I’m joining Lighthouse at a very exciting time in…
On Friday 8 May Bournemouth will join in the nation’s commemoration of the 70th anniversary of VE Day by lighting a special beacon on the cliff top at Fisherman’s Walk. The 70th anniversary of VE Day will see beacons lit throughout the UK. From the going down of the sun on 8 May a chain of over 100…
Pottery students at the Stable Family Home Trust near Ringwood were delighted to receive a donation of £500 from New Milton Decorative & Fine Arts Society towards equipment for their thriving pottery. The cheque includes a further donation from a member of the society to enable the trust to acquire a dedicated printer and the…
Signed sealed and delivered – Ferndown Town Council is now welcoming residents to its new offices in the Barrington Centre. Earlier today (Friday 24 April), Town Mayor Cllr Mike Parkes and the Chairman of the Barrington Centre, Chris Allen, signed the lease for the three rooms which form the new offices. The ceremony was watched…
A £1 million scheme to improve pedestrian, cycling and traffic facilities on Ashley Road in Parkstone is now complete. Major improvement works have been carried out along this busy main road over the last 15 months, as part of the Three Towns Travel project. The improvements include: separate parking and bus lay-bys so buses can…
Mike Travis scored four holes-in-one after 43 years playing golf – following his first ever lesson. The 69-year-old spent an hour with a professional at Parley Golf Centre in Dorset in 2010 and shortly afterwards holed the 146-yard 7th hole. Just over a year later he holed the 114-yard 4th, and followed that in 2014 with…
