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Saturday, January 25, 2025
Friday 28 – Sunday 30 June, St Peter’s Church, Bournemouth Friday 5 – Sunday 7 July, Sherborne Abbey Friday 12 – Sunday 14 July, Nothe Fort, Weymouth Free www.dorsetmoon.com Over the last three weekends more than 41,000 people enjoyed Luke Jerram’s monumental Museum of the Moon installation in three stunning locations –...
The new unitary authorities of Dorset Council and Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council have signed the Dorset Armed Forces covenant. The covenant is a pledge to treat those who serve or who have served in the armed forces and their families with fairness and respect in their communities, economy and...
The work of a local tapestry artist has been selected for a prestigious international exhibition in London and Nottingham. Tapestry weaver Christine Paine from Christchurch, Dorset has had ‘Call Me’ selected for Heallreaf 2019 where there are 40 exhibitors from all over the world. The exhibition runs from September 7...
What induces a US President to keep the sins of his predecessors a secret? 'My Fellow Americans' is the story of William Cutter: a popular President who pays for the truth dearly. Before a tragedy that shocks the world, he leaves White House intern, Rose O’Carey vital information to incriminate...
Stephanie Wyatt, 19, from Dorset was crowned the new Miss Earth England on Saturday the 22nd June 2019 at the Arden Hotel in Birmingham who was sponsored by Millennium Balti in Leamington Spa. Stephanie not only walked away as the winner of Miss Earth England where she will later...
Volunteers are needed to help newly-arrived refugee families from Syria get used to life in Dorset. Under the Syrian Resettlement Programme, 15 families and 35 children have so far begun new lives in Dorset. Volunteers are needed to help them settle in, perhaps by taking them shopping, playing with children...
Gail Aldwin’s novel, The String Games, gains an award as finalist in the Best Cover Design Category of the 2019 International Book Awards. The catalyst for the story is the abduction and murder of a young boy but the focus of events remains on his elder sister as she...
Local schoolboy Oliver Gill, 10, is set to return to the stage at Lighthouse, Poole’s centre for the arts, having landed a part in English Touring Opera’s production of Verdi’s Macbeth on Friday 31 May. Oliver, a chorister at Christchurch Priory, who performed the iconic solo of The Snowman at...

Boscombe set for Revamp

Boscombe high street could be revamped with a new futuristic look if a current bid is successful. Boscombe's own ‘Coastal Bid’ is taking part in a nationwide bid for £25m. They are competing for a Government fund along with 500 others and only 50 will be selected. However if selected the...
The Mayor of Christchurch, Councillor Lesley Dedman, is leading a sincere message of condolence from the council to the borough’s twinned town in New Zealand. Christchurch in Dorset has been twinned with Christchurch, New Zealand since 1975 and the two places share a strong history. Cllr Lesley Dedman, Mayor of...