An overwhelming vote against a pan-Dorset unitary council has been made by East Dorset District councillors. They voted 8 for, and 20 against the proposal to examine the financial implications of the options put forward for the reorganisation of local government in Dorset. Hours before East Dorset made its decision, leader of the council, Ian…
Get in tune for the festivities at Verwood Concert Brass Christmas Concert. The concert, on Saturday 19 December, will be the usual big affair with all of the bands taking part, from the principal band (the newly crowned Wessex Champions), the excellent Town Band and the simply wonderful Training Band. Music will range from the…
High value lifesaving equipment has been stolen in Poole. The theft took place between 3pm and 3.30pm on Tuesday 8 December in the Branksome area. The equipment, which belonged to the Branksome Lifesaving Club, was stolen from a storage container located between Pinewood Road and Beach Road. Among the items stolen was an orange lifesaving…
St Mary’s Church, Sturminster Marshall once again hosted its popular Christmas Tree Festival last weekend.
Detectives are renewing their appeal for witnesses to come forward following an alleged fail-to-stop collision in Bournemouth – with two men being arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. At around 3.45pm on Sunday 22 November, emergency services were called to Tyrrell Gardens in the Townsend area following a report that a man had been struck…
