Land purchase will enable future Wimborne Hospital expansion
TRUSTEES of the Friends of Wimborne Hospital have worked with Dorset HealthCare to buy an acre of land next…
Swanage & Langton Matravers Folk Dance Club marks 100 years of hotstepping!
THE Swanage & Langton Matravers Folk Dance Club has celebrated 100 years of country dancing at Langton Matravers village…
Charity launches new day hospice in Swanage
A NEW day hospice has been launched in Swanage. Lewis-Manning Hospice Care opened the service, at Swanage Cricket Club, on…
Swanage skatepark rolls out ambitious £20,000 fundraiser
SUPPORTERS of the Swanage Skatepark Community Project (SSCP) are seeking to raise £20,000 in a matter of weeks through…
Swanage riding instructor Stephanie honoured for work with young people
RIDING instructor Stephanie Buchanan, who lives in Swanage, has received the British Empire Medal (BEM) for services to young…
Police appeal after bicycles stolen from Poole
POLICE are appealing for information after bikes were stolen from a Poole property. The cycles – a black and neon…
Teen rescued after getting stuck up tree over “deep pond”
A TEENAGER was rescued from a tree over a “deep pond” on Sunday afternoon (April 21). Firefighters from Wareham, Poole…
Ben Fooks, 35, jailed after attempted robbery at Christchurch Londis
CHRISTCHURCH man Benjamin Kenneth Fooks has been jailed after threatening shop staff with a screwdriver during an attempted robbery…
Man in his 60s attacked by two youths on electric scooters in park
A MAN in his 60s was hit in the face by two people who passed him on electric scooters…
Multi-storey hospital car park to close this weekend, visitors warned
VISITORS are being warned of disruption to parking at Dorset County Hospital this weekend. The multi-storey car park on the…