A total of 120 years of volunteering at Green Cottage RDA Group was celebrated on 9 July by the presentation of certificates of long service.
Jane Dowding was also honoured with an ‘Overand Above’ award from the SW Region of RDA for her outstanding work as a Riding for the Disabled volunteer.
A young woman who suddenly lost her ‘incredible best friend’ to meningitis braved a broken toe to raise over £1,000 running her first ever race.
High-flying Joan Dampney has raised over £2,000 for charity after a wing walk on a biplane – at the age of 85.
The death-defying stunt raised funds for Autism Wessex, a charity that the plucky grandmother has worked for over many years.
A mysterious mound of burnt material, eroding out of a Dorset cliff near Seatown, is being investigated by archaeologists in the hope of better understanding the 3000 year old feature.
The online wildlife recording site ‘Living Record’, developed in Dorset for use anywhere in the country, has reached 500,000 records for 6,800 species across the UK. Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) is one of many local conservation organisations championing the system.
Tickets are on sale for the The Great British Garden Party which is taking place in Ferndown on 8 August from 3pm – 7pm with all proceeds going to Lewis-Manning Hospice.
The written and spoken word will be celebrated by a number of live events at Poole Festival of Words.
The festival aims to raise the profile of literature in Poole through the provision of workshops, performance, and participatory open mic activities.
Police are appealing to the public after a commercial burglary in Poole – with a CCTV image of the suspect being released. The incident happened between 8.30am and 9.30am on Tuesday 12 May at Lush Manufacturers in Dawkins Industrial Estate on Dawkins Road. A man gained access to the building and stole a wallet, belonging…
A painting of a well-known beauty spot has triumphed over a record number of entrants to win the New Forest Open Art competition.
Andrea Hook’s painting of Eyeworth Pond near Fritham beat more than 170 other entries to win first prize in the yearly art contest, which was sponsored once again by Exxon Mobil at the Fawley Refinery.
People of all ages flocked to Poole libraries on Saturday 11 July to take part in a Guinness World RecordsTM title for the most pledges received for a reading campaign, with an increase of 39% in library footfall compared with the same weekend last year.
