The countdown is already underway to this year’s P1 Bournemouth Grand Prix of the Sea in early September, which will be the Grand Finale to the five-venue P1 SuperStock and AquaX national championships, and P1 will be unveiling its plans at a special event at the Hallmark Hotel West Cliff this Thursday evening (14 April).…
The Durlston Country Park rangers are asking people to help clean Swanage Beach, as part of the Great Dorset Beach Clean 2016 and the ‘Litter Free Coast and Sea’ campaign. This event aims to keep beaches tidy, improving the shore and marine environments for the enjoyment of residents, visitors and wildlife. It’s a great opportunity…
School administrator Jayne Adamson is about to make a big tick on her ‘bucket list’ by taking part in this month’s London Marathon. Mrs Adamson has been the lead administrator at Tregonwell Academy’s Nigel Bowes campus in Ensbury Avenue, Bournemouth, for 16 years and also celebrates her 60th birthday this year. On 24 April she…
History has been made during the Swanage Railway’s Spring Steam Gala when the first timetabled passenger train ran over four miles of newly restored line towards Wareham – for the first time in 44 years.
Tony Beard and Dave Manston swept the board with their displays of daffodils at Wimborne Horticultural Society’s spring show at the Allendale Centre on 9 April, winning most of the cups and certificates between them.
The unique model town in Wimborne is flying the flag for its town during Dorset Residents’ Week by offering a special 50% reduction in admission charge for local people. Between 18 and 24 April, Dorset folk can enjoy the delights of the miniature vintage buildings, railway, dolls’ houses and garden facilities at an adult 2…
Amie Knight with her original country song ‘Two Guys’ won the final of Live: Ferndown on Friday 8 April. The 19-year-old country singer / guitarist announced that the track was to be her first single on her debut EP and the audience at the Barrington Theatre was the first to hear it live. After the performance, it was judged to have a real feel-good factor.
In its second week, the Friday market in Ferndown got underway again today (8 April) in Victoria Road attracting early morning shoppers into the town. Organised by Ferndown Chamber of Commerce with the help of Ferndown Town Council, the market was originally planned to go ahead in Penny’s Walk and according to the president of…
As part of their national Poppy Appeal tour starting at London’s Leicester Square Theatre, Five Star Swing are returning to the Barrington Centre in Ferndown on Sunday, 8 May with ‘The Big Band.’ It will be an evening of vintage swing, featuring classic songs from Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Glenn Miller and many more, performed by the famous…
From 6 April 2016, a new law requiring all dogs in England over eight weeks old to be microchipped and the owner’s details kept up to date comes into force. Failure to do so could result in a £500 fine. More than 70% of the stray dogs Borough of Poole Dog Wardens saw reunited with…
