Following the success of the Kids’ Kitchen at Christchurch Food & Wine Festival in recent years, this year’s event will include more workshops at two venues. Four Kids’ Kitchen workshops will be taking place at The Priory School in Wick Lane on the same days as the Festival Market – Saturday 10 May and Sunday…
Today staff and students at Ringwood School attempted to smash the Guinness World Record for the largest gathering of people wearing one-piece pajamas. The attempt was part of a termly SPUD (Sponsored Personal Uniform Day) day. Staff and students donned a variety of onesies and congregated in the Sports Hall at Ringwood Health and Leisure…
Accessing heathland and plantations can be pretty tough because of the rough terrain. But thanks to support from local communities, a new mountain bike will mean police can boldly go where normal patrol bikes would struggle to reach.
Following a visit by ward councillor Sue Spittle to residents of Conifer Close last night (Thursday), Christchurch Council is visiting the site again to investigate whether any further defences are needed to protect their properties.
Robert Walker MP (North Dorset) returned to the flood-hit village of Milborne St Andrew, near Blandford Forum, on Thursday to see how residents are coping and what impact action taken by the County Council has had.
A council tax increase of 1.99 per cent has been agreed by members of Dorset County Council for 2014/15 – the first rise in four years. It will bring the council’s charge for a band D property to £1,191.51 – an extra £23.22 a year. This will be added to precept charges from district/borough councils,…
