Travel routes are marching on
The new walking and cycling paths and sustainable travel improvements on Wimborne Road in Ferndown are making good progress,…
Taking a walk on the wild side
by Lorraine Gibson. One particular sanity-saving grace throughout Covid lockdowns and restrictions was being able to walk locally in ‘bubbles’. As…
Entente cordial is welly good
Ringwood and Pont Audemer Twinning Associations met once more in Pont Audemer early in September, writes Derek Scott. The trip…
Lauren’s winner floats like a bee & sits like a butterfly
The theme of Knoll Gardens Foundation’s Open Day was ‘Welcoming Wildlife Into Our Gardens’, so it was no surprise…
Young winners read all about it
After a successful holiday of our Summer Reading Challenge, Verwood Library is delighted to announce the winners of the…
Pupils’ Sandwalk raises £8,500
Staff and pupils from Lytchett Minster School once again enjoyed their annual six-mile Sandwalk from Poole to Bournemouth and…
Autistic artist’s campaign boost
by Lorraine Gibson. “Art, as it does for many autistic people, helps me understand myself and the world.” The words of an autistic…
Marty’s still Wilde about playing live
by Lorraine Gibson. He may be 83, but Marty Wilde, the original Fifties pioneer of British rock and roll and…
Classic show at model town vintage day
Classic cars, motorbikes and military vehicles turned out for Wimborne Model Town’s recent Vintage Day event. John Ilott’s ‘Jimmy’,…
Charity patron is top author
by Lorraine Gibson. Local families charity, Home Start Wessex, has welcomed bestselling children’s author, Sarah Lean, right, as their new patron. She…