Day: April 8, 2013

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Two-year-old competing in Strider Championship

Local rider, Theodore Scott-Munden (2), from Chandlers Ford is in training for the biggest ride of his life at the first qualifying event of the STRIDER™ British Balance Bike Championships in Merton early next month. He will be joining hundreds of other riders vying for the sought-after qualifying spots for the British championship finals later…

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MAN ASSAULTED IN BOURNEMOUTH NIGHTCLUB – APPEAL

Detectives in Bournemouth are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward after a man was assaulted inside a nightclub in the town centre.  The incident happened at around 2.30am on Saturday 6 April at The Walkabout Inn on Old Christchurch Road. The victim, a 21-year-old man from Bournemouth, was approached by an…

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Wildlife in the garden

‘Wildlife in the garden’ is the theme for a series of new events at Knoll Gardens near Wimborne.  Early birds can catch the dawn chorus at Knoll Gardens on Saturday 1 May at 4.30am. Night owls can go newt lamping, bat spotting and moth hunting on Saturday 25 May from 9pm; or stroll on the…

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Mike Brewer Day at Veloce!

Yesterday, the staff at Veloce Publishing in Dorchester got ‘Brewered’ and were proud to celebrate publication of Mike Brewer’s ‘The Wheeler Dealer Know How!’ This brand new book by Mike Brewer, cheeky chappie and TVs’ best-known car dealing expert – provides everything you need to know about buying, preparing, and selling collectable cars. During the…

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Bytheway…

Work to turn Bytheway Field off Leigh Road in Colehill into a Suitable Alternative Natural Green Space (SANG) has been marked with an official opening. The Chairman of East Dorset District Council, Cllr Lucy Clark performed the ceremony by planting an oak tree watched by users of the field. The 37-acre field was bought by…

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All aboard!

A brand new wheelchair accessible Mk III Wheelyboat, specially designed to provide disabled people with hassle-free and independent access to waterborne activities is being launched at Wareham Boat Hire, Dorset on Wednesday, 10 April. The new Wheelyboat will enable disabled adults and children to participate in a wide range of water based activities on the…

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Magpies soar

Wimborne Town enjoyed what must have been one of the swiftest comebacks in Southern League football last Saturday. Striker Tom Jeffes had made what was supposed to be his last appearance in a Magpies shirt in the Easter Monday victory over Winchester after taking a new job in London. However, he surprised Wimborne fans by…

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