A Dorset composting business has been ordered to pay £13,500 in fines and costs for breaching its environmental permit and causing offensive odours. The Environment Agency has received numerous complaints about the composting activities of Eco Sustainable Solutions Ltd since 2006. The company, that is located close to houses, local business parks and Bournemouth Airport,…
Officers in Poole are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward following a theft from a handbag in the town centre – with two pictures of women they would like to speak with being released. The incident, in which a 25-year-old local woman had cash stolen from her handbag, happened at 11.25am…
As part of the this year’s Great Dorset Bake Sale being run by Dorset charity, Diverse Abilities Plus, from Monday 5 to Sunday 11 May 2014, a cupcake decorating course has been organised for local people to attend and perfect their skills. The cupcake decorating course will be on Monday 5 May from 7.30pm in…
Bournemouth’s Castlepoint Shopping Park has opened its doors to a new permanent exhibitor. Paul Stewart, from Bournemouth, launched his specialist door company Love Your Door just 2 years ago and although it a net based business, wanted a public area to display a range of second generation composite doors.
Hospices Rock, a fundraising night held at Mr Kyps featuring four local bands, raised over £1,680 for organisers Lewis-Manning Hospice and Forest Holme Hospice, who both support people living with cancer and other life-limiting illnesses. The event held in March featured live sets from Walk The Night, Empire Affair, Saints of Sin and Sansara and…
TV presenter Chris Packham has said ‘NON!’ to cruel Air France monkey shipments as part of a week of action organised by the National Anti-Vivisection Society (NAVS) during its annual Lab Animal Week, which is now in its 35th year.
Birmingham Royal Ballet return to Lighthouse, Poole’s Centre for the Arts on 13 and 14 May with an eclectic triple bill of dance. The breathtaking programme features thrilling works by two of the greats of British ballet, Sir Frederick Ashton and Sir Kenneth MacMillan, alongside an exciting new work from upcoming choreographer Alexander Whitley. All…
Local digital agency Upperdog Ltd, has been announced as a semi-finalist in the Natwest Dorset Venus Awards for the New Business award. Thirty applications for the New Business award were whittled down to just six semi-finalists, all of which are new companies operating in Dorset. The Venus Awards began in 2009 and acknowledge women in business communities…
Three classes at the Ringwood Infant School were congratulated for the care given to broad beans planted for a Giant Beanstalk competition.
This year’s Christchurch Food & Wine Festival with around 120 stalls selling a variety of food and drink will be held on the weekend of 10 and 11 May. The celebrated Indian chef, Cyrus Todiwala, who recently appeared in the BBC2 series ‘The Incredible Spice Men’, is to return to this year following his successful…
