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Ironman UK an inspiration

A Dorset business owner is undertaking the ultimate test of endurance to help a cancer charity and to inspire his children. David Wood, a 35-year-old father of three, is competing in Ironman UK to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support. The event, which takes place in Bolton on 20 July, will see 2,500 hardy competitors swim…

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Swanage Railway receives Certificate of Excellence

Volunteers and staff at Dorset’s popular heritage railway are celebrating winning a prestigious and coveted Certificate of Excellence from Trip Advisor – the world’s largest travel website. Rebuilt from nothing since 1976, the award-winning five-and-a-half mile heritage line to Harman’s Cross, Corfe Castle and Norden Park & Ride carries more than 210,000 passengers a year.…

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Help trace two Ferndown heroes

Ferndown Royal British Legion has been researching the history of the names on the town’s Roll of Honour in the Garden of Remembrance in Church Road. Having successfully traced 48 names from the First World War and 24 from the Second World War, the team needs help to find details of two soldiers: Lieutenant Henry…

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