Stour and Avon

Showtime for Showaddywaddy

by Lorraine Gibson. “We love Showaddywaddy here at the Tivoli and they return in January 2023!” says the theatre’s manager, Charlie…

Still time to visit museum

by Faith Eckersall. There’s still time to make the most of Poole Museum before it closes on New Year’s Eve…

A brand New Year… and all that jazz!

by Lorraine Gibson. Here’s a special date for your 2023 diary as the Wimborne Rotary announces the next in its…

Grace Jones & Christmas in July – now that’s quite a party!

by Lorraine Gibson. Big names to go with the big balloons and birthday cakes as queen of all the divas…

Farmers devastated by largest-ever bird flu outbreak

Supplies of free-range birds – including Christmas turkeys – have been hit ‘very, very hard’ by the bird flu…

Tree collection service to help hospice

Householders can book to have their Christmas trees collected in January and raise much-needed funds for the Mac Unit…

Mirror, mirror, on the wall…

I was hunting for the Christmas tree lights in the attic. Naturally, I kept finding other things of interest…

A red Christmas duo in the sky

Starwatch night sky events with Bob Mizon MBE of the Wessex Astronomical Society. If the clouds part on dates around…

Help combat Christmas homelessness

For £3, less than the cost of a pack of festive chocs, you can help transform the life of…

X-tra facilities at hospital in New Year

A major revamp of the radiology department at Wimborne’s Victoria Hospital will take place after Christmas, bringing a host…