Paul Jones

WI welcomes Vikings to Wessex with hot dogs and homemade cakes

WELCOMING Vikings to Wessex may not have been popular in ages past – but it was the case for…

Poole Hospital nurse up for national award for diabetes work

A NURSE who created a training programme to improve the care of people with diabetes has been shortlisted for…

August supermoons: When you can see them in Dorset, Wiltshire and Somerset

STARGAZERS will be looking up tonight (August 1) for the first of two ‘supermoons’ set to be visible this…

Weather warning: High winds set to hit Dorset coast

A YELLOW weather warning has been issued for the south coast area. The Met Office is predicting high winds for…

Fire crews tackle clothes recycling bin blaze in Poole street

A RECYCLING bin full of clothes caught fire in Poole last night (July 31). Two crews from the town were…

Dorset Police set to hit the waves to tackle water-bound incidents

IT evokes images of something more akin to Miami Vice than Dorset Bobbies, but officers from Dorset Police are…

Lions club stalwart honoured for work with young people

A STALWART of the Ringwood & Fordingbridge Lions Club has received a special award for his efforts to help…

Arrest in murder probe after death of man in Christchurch

A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a death in Christchurch. Police were called to an address…

Offices plan for former Kings Arms pub in Longham

THE latest in a series of planning applications for a former pub site in an East Dorset village has…

Bosses ‘proud’ of Dorset County Hospital scores in patient survey

STAFF at Dorset County Hospital ‘should be very proud’ after the results of a patient survey were released, health…