Verwood Pantomime Society was proud to present a cheque for £1,200 to Margaret Hannibal MBE, the CEO of Mosaic, the Dorset based charity which supports children who have suffered bereavement. The money was collected from their generous audiences with after show collections at Beauty and the Beast at the Verwood Hub in January. The cheque…
Officers in Poole investigating a sexual assault in the town have renewed their appeal for the public’s help. At around 10pm on Monday 18 January, a local woman aged in her 20s was approached by a man in the car park at Library Mews, Shillito Road. The man initially asked the victim for directions. He…
Join Diverse Abilities, Dorset’s disability charity, and abseil down the iconic Hardy’s Monument, near Dorchester, on Sunday 5 June, thanks to the kind permission of The National Trust. This brand new and exciting challenge will give participants the chance to take in spectacular 360 degree panoramic views of the Dorset countryside, as they descend 72ft…
Rachel-Ann Stroud from Wallisdown is preparing to do battle on the BBC’s The Voice having blasted her way through the blind auditions.
The Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (RBCH) is looking for ‘Blue Coat’ volunteers to support staff and patients.
The Friends of Lewis-Manning Wimborne hosted their first event on Saturday, a coffee morning at Church House in Wimborne with books, bric-a-brac and raffle, and raised £425 for the hospice. The group, formerly known as EWE (Events with Effects) Group, meets monthly at The Olive Branch, Wimborne, and was set up last September. They hope…
A man who robbed a convenience store armed with a knife has been jailed for three years and four months.
Conservative MEP Julie Girling has pledged her full support to the Prime Minister after his successful renegotiation of Britain’s relationship with the EU. As details of David Cameron’s new deal for the UK emerged from the Brussels Summit, Mrs Girling said: “This is a case of mission accomplished so far as the deal is concerned.…
Following on from its huge success last year, the Highcliffe Revival Food Festival will take place on Saturday 21 May. In its second year, it is in association with Christchurch Food & Wine Festival. The theme will be to ‘shop local’ and support the food producers with plenty of artisan food, seafood and good meats…
A man who stabbed another man in the face with a Zulu spear has been jailed for seven years and four months.
