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Them bones!

Year 7 pupils at Bournemouth’s Bishop of Winchester Academy received a series of workshops covering the Jurassic Coast as part of the Bournemouth University’s STEM program (Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths).

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Southbourne cat shooting – £1000 reward offered

Steve Fowler, Managing Director and founder of the PamPurredPets store group has offered a £1000 to be presented to anyone who provides information to the police regarding the recent air gun attack on a cat in Southbourne, Bournemouth.  He says that he is prepared to offer the money to anyone who helps the police successfully…

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Dream comes true for first time buyers

Residents on one new Boscombe development are looking forward to spending their first Christmas in the homes they thought they could never afford.
The first residents have now moved into the new Gladstone Mews development of 11 affordable eco homes.
In an innovative deal, Bournemouth 2026 Trust owns the freehold of the properties with residents buying an affordable share of the leasehold to help get them on the property ladder.

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Hey Mickey!

The John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation (JTYAF), a Ferndown-based charity, was delighted to receive 72 Mickey Mouse soft toys from charity In Kind Direct, an organisation set up to re-distribute goods from companies to charities across the UK.

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Dorset news

Vehicle crime wave hits East Dorset

Police investigating a spate of vehicle crime in East Dorset are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward. Between Monday 1 December and Tuesday 16 December, Dorset Police received reports of 13 thefts from vehicles in the Verwood, Ashley Heath and Corfe Mullen areas. The most recent incidents were: Between 9pm on…

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Firefighters outside the Fish & Chip shop

Lymington plaice goes up in flames

Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service crews from Lymington, Brockenhurst, St Mary’s and Eastleigh were mobilised to a fire in Lymington High Street yesterday morning at 10.14am (21 December) after thick black smoke was seen coming from the back of the Fish and Chip shop. The fire was in the cooker and extraction system. The four…

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Oakhurst Community First School

Oakhurst flies the flag

Oakhurst Community First School in West Moors held a special Red, White and Blue day to celebrate British values. Children and staff wore red, white and blue. Children learnt about the Royal Family, made a collage of Buckingham Palace, and built models of the House of Parliament and Big Ben. Visitors to the school included…

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