FANS of legendary comedian Tony Hancock gathered to celebrate his life and work in Bournemouth on the day he would have turned 100. The event at the Queens Hotel on May 12 was organised by the Tony Hancock Appreciation Society (THAS) and a number
ROLLER skating, 80s nights and film screenings could all be coming to the Lower Gardens this summer as part of ambitious new plans. The Lower Central Gardens Trust Board has been given proposals for Summer SKATE with a bar, big screen and catering
MUTILATED deer have been left on display around the New Forest. The dead mammals have been left “on public display” around Burley, near Ringwood. Multiple residents have been reporting it to Hampshire Police and in response, officers have
LABOUR has announced its candidate for Poole ahead of the general election expected later this year. Trade union worker Neil Duncan-Jordan will stand for the party against current Conservative MP Sir Robert Syms. The son of East End parents
THE world’s largest seagoing paddle steamer will visit Swanage and Poole later this year. Waverly will sail along the south coast for three weeks between September 4 and 25 from a ports and piers including Southampton, Portsmouth, Yarmouth and
A CAR boot sale will not go ahead this weekend. Organisers of the popular Poole Stadium Car Boot Sale have said the sale planned on Sunday, May 19 has been cancelled. This is because the RNLI Lifeboat Festival will be happening in Poole all
A TEENAGER from Poole is fighting to fulfil her life-long dream of attending a prestigious performing college after her father’s terminal cancer diagnosis. Liv Colbert, 18, has been performing since she was three years old and is one of the chosen
ROADWORKS in Verwood has been extended until next month. The gas works on Verwood Road at Three-Legged Cross have been extended until June 7th, 2024. The work by SGN, which started last November and was expected to finish at the end of April
PLANS have been lodged for a new car wash and valeting service at Castlepoint. The shopping centre submitted the plans to BCP Council for permission to operate the hand car washing and valeting service in the lower ground level in the centre’s
SPECTATORS have criticised inclusivity measures for visually impaired people at football games. AFC Bournemouth has recently painted the edges of the stadium steps red, which would appear green to a person with colour blindness. Helen Jenkins
THE following cases were heard at Poole Magistrates' Court: EMER MCDONAGH, 31 and of Southcote Road in Bournemouth, admitted using threatening / abusive words / behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress in Christchurch Road in Bournemouth
RESIDENTS near Ferndown Common fought a 15ft fire to stop it from spreading and becoming a heath fire. Residents of St James Road battled to stop the blaze from 'spreading terribly' on May 8. Despite Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service
A NATIONWIDE hospitality chain with restaurants in Dorset has been named in The Sunday Times. The ‘Best Places to Work’ category featured companies from across the UK. Heartwood Collections currently operates 14 brasseries under the Brasserie
