Purbeck Film Festival unveil programme of more than 80 screenings
FUN, drama and comedy are all set to hit the screen during the Purbeck Film Festival. Organisers of the event…
Proposed rules on dogs in public places revealed in Dorset Council papers
PROPOSED restrictions on dogs in public places – including a maximum lead length of 2m and a standardised beach…
Wareham gift shop Horseys closes down after 49 years
A LANDMARK Wareham store has closed after almost five decades serving shoppers. Horseys giftware shop, in North Street, shut for…
Care home residents do their bit to keep Swanage beach clean
ENVIRONMENTALLY-conscious residents from a dementia care home have done their bit to keep a stretch of the Dorset coastline…
Ambulance service chief executive to leave organisation
THE chief executive of the South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) is leaving the organisation. Will Warrender CBE,…
Man needed hospital treatment after ‘teens with knives’ stole charity box
A MAN needed hospital treatment after being assaulted as four teenagers attempted to steal a charity box in Swanage. The…
McDonald’s and Starbucks could be coming to Bere Regis if plans are approved
PLANS for three drive-thru restaurants and another eatery – which could house McDonald’s, Popeyes and Starbucks – on the…
Corfe Castle’s gruesome stories to be told in new exhibition
STORIES from the at-times gruesome past of a Dorset landmark will be told in a new exhibition. The National Trust…
Parents and carers urged to apply for school places now
PARENTS and carers have until the end of October to give them the best chance of securing their preferred…
CCTV appeal after theft from car in Poole street
POLICE are keen to trace this person in connection with a theft from a car in Poole. The incident occurred…