Over 60% of incidents involving horses on the roads happen between 10am and 3pm, with accidents most commonly occurring in June, new statistics from The British Horse Society (BHS) reveal. The statistics are disclosed as the charity announces the launch of a campaign urging drivers to slow down to 15mph when they meet a horse…
Despite Storm Katie blowing her worst through Wimborne Model Town, the vintage tourist attraction reported a brisk Easter weekend.
Visitors and residents of the New Forest are being encouraged to show consideration to everyone enjoying the National Park, through a new light-hearted film. ‘Tame Your Wild Side’ features a stag and doe that cause chaos in the Forest through their lack of respect for other people and the landscape of the National Park. The…
Ringwood hen rescuers celebrated Easter with freshly laid eggs and the knowledge that they had saved the lives of the birds. Hens which had been destined for the pot have been rehomed in in Hampshire and Dorset thanks to Ringwood rescuer Celia Marker who brought together the organic layers and the new owners. The 1,202…
Witchampton First School held its annual Easter bonnet parade around the village on the last day of term. In Easter bonnets these children were the grandest on parade. For many years Witchampton First School – one of the smallest in East Dorset – has welcomed Easter by parading through the village. It was an ‘eggsellent’…
One of the highlights of the Ferndown community calendar is back this year on Saturday 18 June.
A fun dog show with free microchipping drew everyone and their dogs to King George V Playing Field in Ferndown on Good Friday. The dog show classes only cost a £1 to enter on the day, with all proceeds going to the Staffie and Stray Rescue Centre. Organised by East Dorset District Council there were…
The Priest’s House Museum & Garden in Wimborne Minster is holding a day school on ‘The People of Bronze Age Wessex: Death and Burial’ with Dr Wendelin Morrison on Saturday 9 April, from 9.30am to 4pm.
One of Britain’s first female harbour masters has been appointed to run the Beaulieu River, taking over from Mike Nicholls who retired at the end of March after 42 years working for the estate.
Patients on the Stroke Unit at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital have built 10 bird boxes to encourage wild birds to nest in the grounds.
