Dorset CPRE launches photography competition
To celebrate the beauty of the Dorset Countryside, the Campaign to Protect Rural England (Dorset branch) is launching a photo competition.
Invisible ‘microbeasts’ on show at East Stoke Fen nature reserve
In partnership with Bournemouth University and the Freshwater Biological Association River Laboratory, Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) is holding an event on Wednesday 6 April at East Stoke Fen nature reserve near Wool, to showcase the tiny but vital organisms that live in the wetland.
Teachers Building Society is a finalist for two mortgage awards
Wimborne-based Teachers Building Society is delighted to have been announced as a finalist for ‘Moneyfacts’’ Regional Lending Provider of the Year and also the ‘What Mortgage’ Best Local Building Society award for the fifth year running. James Bawa, Chief Executive at Teacher Building Society, said, “Being shortlisted for these awards is fantastic news; we work…
Bournemouth man jailed for burglaries from student houses
A man has been jailed for a total of four years for committing a string of burglaries at student houses in Bournemouth. Paul Oluyemi, 26 and of Bournemouth, was sentenced at Bournemouth Crown Court on Wednesday 30 March 2016, after pleading guilty at the same court on 3 March to seven burglaries and…
Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Services combine
Today, 31 March, sees the end of Dorset Fire and Rescue Service as it combines with Wiltshire Fire and Rescue to form Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service from 1 April. To celebrate this exciting and historic moment and commemorate the positive impact Dorset Fire and Rescue Service has had on the lives of…
Amazing Spaces competition for Highcliffe beach huts
Christchurch Council is to work with the producers of George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces on a competition for people to come up with exciting new beach huts at Highcliffe.
Duck race in Bournemouth to raise money for Autism Wessex
Join Autism Wessex in Bournemouth Lower Gardens to celebrate World Autism Awareness Month with a charity Duck Race! Ducks can be purchased for just £1.50 each and you can buy as many as you like to be in with the chance of winning great prizes. Prizes will be presented for the fastest three ducks down…
Swanage Railway spring steam gala makes history
History is to be made during the Swanage Railway’s Spring Steam Gala from 8-10 April
Open house and gardens for Motor Neurone Disease Association
Smedmore House, with its beautiful gardens and spectacular sea views of the Jurassic Coast, is a hidden gem set in the glorious Purbeck countryside. On Sunday 8 May the house and gardens will be open to the public from 2pm until 5pm. As well as guided tours of this historic house, there will be craft,…
Reggie n Bollie join Camp Bestival’s line-up
Smashing their way into the limelight with a dazzling array of turns on the X-Factor, Camp Bestival is thrilled to announce that the finest purveyors of hiplife, Reggie n Bollie, will be heading into orbit at Space Camp Lulworth, this July. Easily the most exciting act from last year’s array of hopefuls, Reggie Zippy and…