Another addition to the conveyancing staff at Harold G Walker has allowed the firm to fill a gap at its Verwood office. Karena Harrison who joins from another local firm will be joined in the Verwood office by one of the firm’s Partners, Alan Fairley.
Lawrences in Crewkerne kicked off a busy week of auctions on 13 January with nearly 800 lots of silver and vertu. The sale was viewed by dealers and private buyers and keen international interest from the internet and telephone bidders ensured that most lots found buyers. The day’s top prices were paid for items that…
A family-owned care provider with 11 homes for elderly people in Dorset raised nearly £25,000 for good causes in 2014.
The figure means Colten Care residents, families and team members have together benefited charities by more than £110,000 in the past five years.
“Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) is shocked and appalled to learn that planning permission to create a large solar farm on a nationally important wildlife site, Rampisham Down in west Dorset, has just been approved,” says the trust’s chief executive Dr Simon Cripps. The 72 ha (187 acres) Rampisham Down is a legally protected SSSI (Site…
Hampshire fire chiefs have welcomed new life-saving legislation that will help prevent fatalities from cable entanglement in fires.
The new BDO World Darts Champion, ‘Scotty Dog’ Mitchell, returned to his home club to receive a hero’s welcome the day after winning the title.
Lewis-Manning Hospice in Poole, which provides free care and support for people with cancer and other life-limiting illnesses, is asking people to donate any unwanted Christmas gifts to help with its fundraising initiatives. Maria Tidy, Fundraising Manager, said, “We are always in need of good quality items to use at our events throughout the year.…
A man miraculously escaped serious injury when he was thrown to the ground after a firework exploded in his pocket in Wimborne. He had joined other revellers in the town centre on New Year’s Eve when the lit firework flew through the air in the Square before landing in his coat. The 27 year-old victim,…
An appeal for donations of bird food to support the wildfowl living on the lake enjoyed by patients and staff at Royal Bournemouth Hospital has been answered by a Verwood based retail group.
An award-winning young wildlife enthusiast and a retired banker are calling for local people to do something different this year and volunteer in the New Forest.
