More than 130 guests enjoyed an evening of fine food and entertainment at a Gala Charity Dinner organised by Cllr Robin Cook, Chairman of East Dorset District Council, in support of Alzheimer’s Society and Friends of Victoria Hospital Wimborne. The event was held at the Dudsbury Hotel Golf Club and Spa in Parley.
The Twin Sails Bridge will close for up to one week from Monday 23 March to enable annual maintenance works to be carried out. The bridge will be closed to road traffic, including cyclists and pedestrians, from 7am. During the closure Poole Bridge will operate as normal with minimal disruption to marine traffic expected. The…
The Friends of the New Forest Airfields are relocating their Education Centre to a new site between Sopley and Bransgore. Until the new Centre is open later this year, the Friends are taking their monthly Open Days on the road. The first free Open Day will be held in the Beech Room of Lyndhurst Community…
Officers are becoming increasingly concerned for the welfare of 49-year-old Alan Jenkins who has gone missing from his Bournemouth home. Alan was last seen at around 11.30am on Thursday, 12 March at his home in Fenton Road. He was wearing heavy duty black boots and a grey jacket. He is described as white, of medium…
A Poole care home marked Comic Relief with a ‘Just Like That’ tribute to Tommy Cooper.
Record-breaker Clive Greenaway, a professional Tommy Cooper impersonator, performed a special one-hour show at Colten Care’s Canford Chase.
Businesses in Brockenhurst are being invited to become a focal point of information for visitors and local people. The New Forest National Park Authority is looking to recruit a business to join the network of Local Information Points throughout the Forest. They provide visitors and residents with easy access to information about the National Park…
Have you ever dreamed of visiting a supermarket one morning before it opens and being allowed to go wild in the aisles and fill your trolley with goodies? Well, thanks to the generosity of Sainsbury’s Poole, Lewis-Manning Hospice in Poole is offering the chance for someone to win a £300 Trolley Dash on 10 May at…
Entering CashUnity on her birthday proved lucky for Bournemouth woman Jan Wiltshire. A regular customer of Carly’s Crafts in Winton, Jan entered on her birthday after buying wool from Michele Kennedy to knit a gift for a friend. To her amazement, her entry was drawn as the winner meaning she is £1,000 better off. Jan…
Here are CCTV images of three men Dorset police would like to speak to in relation to three separate shoplifting offences.
Littledown Centre in Bournemouth is entering an exciting phase as part of a £1.7 million improvement programme funded by the borough council and operator BH Live. Key building milestones have been completed and customers are already enjoying improvements. A large multi-purpose fitness studio has been created and the gym is to be extended from 528m2…
