Work begins for Minster Flower Festival
IN his multiple incarnations the Angel Gabriel has been a Saxon farmer, God, Joseph and a trumpeter. Saint Cuthburga was transformed...
Dorset crime figures down
TOTAL crime in Dorset has fallen – along with violent, sexual, robbery, criminal damage and drugs offences – according to latest police force performance statistics released by...
Default retirement age should be scrapped says FSB
THE Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) is supporting Government proposal to bring forward the review on the default retirement age, saying its members think it should be scrapped. New...
MP pays back expenses
MID Dorset and North Poole MP Annette Brooke has received a letter from Sir Thomas Legg confirming that she has paid back the £1,538.78 expenses claimed in error. She was paid...
Fairer fares for school children
YOUNGSTERS going to school are finally to be treated as children on Wilts and Dorset buses. Following feedback to the company on Facebook, changes to the way children and teenagers under the...
Buzzard found shot on Upton Heath
NATURE reserve wardens were shocked to find that a buzzard had been shot on Tuesday. After the stricken bird of prey was reported to Dorset Wildlife Trust staff by a member of the public,...
Fuel and number plate thefts and telephone scams in Ferndown
POLICE are warning owners of expensive cars in the Ferndown area to be vigilant. Between 5th and 25th January six thefts of fuel from Jaguar cars have been reported. One car has been...
New pop sensation back to visit school
A VIVACIOUS blonde who is taking the pop world by storm came back to Ferndown to visit her old school. Jess Stickley from Girls Can't...
Advanced drivers with 60 years between them
JUST to prove that passing the Advanced Driving Test is possible for anyone of any age who has the determination, Bournemouth and Distr...
Simon tells students about work on The Hurt Locker
A BA (Hons) Film Production graduate from the Arts University College at Bournemouth revisited the campus last week to tell current...
