Forum Jewellers in Broadstone has been recreating the famous ‘Love Lock Bridge’ in Paris giving romantic residents chance to win a spectacular diamond for Valentine’s Day. For the last month people have been attaching ‘Love Lock’ padlocks to the front of Forum Jewellers with the key and their details being posted in a special Forum…
Crews from Lyndhurst and an animal rescue specialist rescued Bernie the seven-year-old Parson Jack Russell cross yesterday after he barked up the wrong tree!
King’s Park Academy pupil Poppy-Lou Scott was one of 200 volunteers who helped pack meals for Boscombe families in need.
Detectives are appealing for help to locate a man who is wanted for breaching his licence conditions. Officers have advised the public not to approach the man, but immediately call 999. David Chadwick, 58 and of Weymouth, was recently released from prison, having been convicted of sexual offences against children in 2013. After breaching his…
Organisers of Ringwood Armed Forces Day have their head in the clouds following news from the RAF events team that they will have a flypast at the Ringwood event in June. A Dakota aircraft from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight will circle the show ground at Carvers Playing Field while the ‘Load Master’ waves…
With pancakes at the ready, 80 runners entered the pancake day races around Wimborne Minster on Shrove Tuesday. From toddlers to traders, the Wimborne community came out in force to keep the annual tradition alive. Twenty races later – with the remnants of pancakes adorning the course – winners were declared for the five categories…
Tourism and business trade judges as well as sponsors have spent days deliberating over hundreds of entries and nominations to select the top companies who have made the prestigious finalist shortlist in The Bournemouth Tourism Awards. All of the public votes have also been cast which also resulted in thousands of votes. The finalists can…
Knoll Gardens, near Wimborne in Dorset has announced its event programme for 2016.
Dorset County Council has welcomed the announcement of the local government finance settlement by the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Greg Clark MP, yesterday (8 February). The deal for distributing government grants to local authorities will see the county council receive £4.1m of transitional support from the Government in 2016/17. The news…
Simon Hoare, MP for North Dorset has welcomed the additional funding he has helped secure for Dorset. Simon, together with council leaders and fellow Dorset MPs met the Rt Hon Greg Clark MP, Secretary of State for Local Government to make the case for additional funds to come into the county for the next two years.
