A New Year’s resolution for the planet
This time last year we were optimistic that we had seen the end of Covid-19 and normality was returning….
Is the blue wall crumbling here too?
For decades, many voters and pollsters have written off rural Dorset as being of any political interest due to…
County not consulting its own residents
In wishing all your readers the Season’s Greetings, reflections upon 2022 with all its joys and sorrows are unavoidable. The…
It’s eyes down at big fundraiser
Dozens of bingo fans enjoyed a great afternoon’s play at the Barrington Centre in Ferndown. Children in Need’s Pudsey Bear…
Flower fest’s £1000 donation to hospice
Fundraising volunteers from the Forest Holme Hospice in Poole, right, have been presented with a cheque for £1,000, being…
Broadway comes to county school
by Lorraine Gibson. When real Broadway stars tell you to ‘break a leg’ – that’s definitely showbiz! And it’s exactly what…
120 Lions food parcels – a sign of the times?
The annual delivery of Christmas food parcels to local people was made by Wimborne and Ferndown Lions Club. A…
Trio bring ‘snowbusiness’ to villages
by Lorraine Gibson. Bumblefly, Forest Forge and Mischievous Theatre are back with their brand-new version of Hans Christian Anderson’s magical…
South West ambulance strike: ‘Think carefully before dialling 999’
AMBULANCE workers are on strike today – prompting a warning from NHS bosses for patients to ‘think carefully’ before…
Oompah band here for the bier
BIER NECESSITIES: The fun-loving Bierfass Band were back in Wimborne Square recently, playing to a ‘boompah’ crowd of revellers…