“Come along and have some fun,” says John Hanrahan, manager of the Heatherlands Centre in Ferndown. “The new play group is on Thursday mornings starting at 10.00am – 11.30am and the new soft play equipment is ideal for pre-school children and the under 7s.”
The public are reminded to follow safety warnings on the Dorset coast due to possible landslides and rockfalls. People are advised not to walk or climb over debris and not take any unnecessary risks, and stay away from cliff tops and the base of cliffs as landslides and rock falls could happen at any time.…
A photographers tripod was found on Potternes Park Sunday 16th Feb. Please contact Russell on 01202 816140 or 01202 848686 to establish ownership.
Following the success of the Kids’ Kitchen at Christchurch Food & Wine Festival in recent years, this year’s event will include more workshops at two venues. Four Kids’ Kitchen workshops will be taking place at The Priory School in Wick Lane on the same days as the Festival Market – Saturday 10 May and Sunday…
Today staff and students at Ringwood School attempted to smash the Guinness World Record for the largest gathering of people wearing one-piece pajamas. The attempt was part of a termly SPUD (Sponsored Personal Uniform Day) day. Staff and students donned a variety of onesies and congregated in the Sports Hall at Ringwood Health and Leisure…
Accessing heathland and plantations can be pretty tough because of the rough terrain. But thanks to support from local communities, a new mountain bike will mean police can boldly go where normal patrol bikes would struggle to reach.
Following a visit by ward councillor Sue Spittle to residents of Conifer Close last night (Thursday), Christchurch Council is visiting the site again to investigate whether any further defences are needed to protect their properties.
Robert Walker MP (North Dorset) returned to the flood-hit village of Milborne St Andrew, near Blandford Forum, on Thursday to see how residents are coping and what impact action taken by the County Council has had.
A council tax increase of 1.99 per cent has been agreed by members of Dorset County Council for 2014/15 – the first rise in four years. It will bring the council’s charge for a band D property to £1,191.51 – an extra £23.22 a year. This will be added to precept charges from district/borough councils,…
Detectives in Bournemouth are appealing for the public’s help as they are becoming increasingly concerned for a man who went missing from his home address in Branksome. Brian Arthur Ross, 66, was last seen at his home in Surrey Road at approximately 10.30am on Sunday 12 January 2014. He is of slim build, around five…
