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  • Dorset schools broke world record and raised cash in 2004

    These pictures show pupils achieving something wonderful, and because they were printed in black and white 20 years ago, it is the first time they have been seen in colour. Hundreds of pupils at Ringwood Junior School and St James’s Primary in

  • Coffee shop to open in former bank

    WESTBOURNE’S newest coffee shop is going to open next month, bosses have confirmed.  Builders have been spotted hard at work outside the former NatWest bank in Poole Road renovating it for Coffee #1 to move in.  It was revealed in November

  • 'Shock' business closures in April - from supermarket to pub

    HERE are five businesses that have closed in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and parts of east Dorset in April.  Marks and Spencer  The Wimborne branch closed on Friday, April 26 only six months after opening.  Franchised by Jersey-based

  • Old pictures show beauty of a New Forest village

    Nestled deep within the expansive wilderness of the New Forest in Hampshire lies the picturesque village of Brockenhurst. With a history that spans countless centuries, this charming village is inseparable from the very fabric of the New Forest, the

  • Who should I elect as Dorset police and crime commissioner?

    DORSET residents will go to the polls on Thursday, May 2 to elect a police and crime commissioner. Currently held by David Sidwick, the PCC's aim is to cut crime and deliver an effective and efficient police service within their police force area

  • Portrait of Boscombe woman wins Lighthouse Open Call

    A BOSCOMBE man has won a prestigious opportunity to have his work showcased in an exhibit for all to admire. Adilson Naueji met a woman called Maureen at the Boscombe bus station near the Sovereign Centre which led to the striking and perceptive

  • Fly tip behind charity shop attracts rats

    A FLY tip has been left behind Ringwood's Sue Ryder shop including furniture and glass alcohol bottles.  The Sue Ryder shop, Meeting House Lane, Ringwood, has complained after a fly tip containing old furniture and glass alcohol bottles has attracted

  • New facility for children with disabilities opens

    A NEW facility for children with disabilities to give their families much needed respite has opened. The Treehouse has been opened by Diverse Abilities for its Short Breaks Service at the former site of Adventure Wonderland, near Bournemouth Airport