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Wednesday, December 25, 2024
Gales, freezing temperatures, ice and fog are set to hit swathes of the UK this week, according to forecasters. A yellow wind warning is in force for southwest England and South Wales between 6am and 6pm tomorrow, with gusts of up to 65mph on land and up to 80mph in...
Christmas is looking bright across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole this winter when the UK’s largest light festival illuminates our three coastal towns. From mid-November, the area will come alive with a dazzling display of light installations, trees, illuminations and projections. In Bournemouth town centre from 18 November 2022 until 2 January 2023 residents...
November 12th will see mass mobilisations across the world and put thousands of people on the UK streets to demand Climate Justice in solidarity with the Global Day of Action called by Egyptian groups at COP27. The Climate Justice Coalition is calling for a UK National Day of Action during the...
Written by Gail Luow and Jeffrey HollandPerformed by Jeffrey Holland  SATURDAY 26 NOVEMBER  7pm (SHERLING STUDIO)   Tickets and information 01202 280000   www.lighthousepoole.co.uk    Jeffrey Holland (Hi-de-Hi, You Rang M'Lord) returns to Lighthouse Poole on Saturday 26 November in …And This Is My Friend Mr Laurel his sell-out one-man show about friendship, memories and a couple of remarkable...

Aggravated Activism Day 2023

It will come as little of a surprise to most of us that ‘permacrisis’ – the feeling of living through “an extended period of instability and insecurity, especially one resulting from a series of catastrophic events” – has been chosen as Collins Dictionary’s word of 2022. Britain is a mess. With three prime ministers...
Local mental health charity, Dorset Mind has just announced the NEW ‘Courageous Conversations’ Conference that will shine the spotlight on the importance of talking about mental health. To be held for FREE and for the community, on 18th November2022 at Lighthouse in Poole; it falls close to International Men’s Day and within Men’s Mental Health Month – a very important audience when it comes...
September 10th is World Suicide Prevention Day, an important global awareness event. To mark it, local charity Dorset Mind are launching their campaign to #GetDorsetTalking. Although they don’t provide a crisis service themselves, the mental health charity knows that talking and raising awareness about suicide is key to removing the stigma that is a crippling barrier that stops people reaching out for support. Many factors contribute to poor mental health and suicide, including...
A group of people dressed as aircraft ground crew marched through crowds of spectators along the beach promenade at the airshow on Sunday morning. They are aiming to raise awareness of the climate impact of the 4 day air festival and call for an end to greenwashing by BCP...
A thunderstorm warning has been issued by the Met Office for much of southern England on Thursday, with the risk of torrential downpours which may cause travel disruption and, in a few places, flooding. People attending the Glastonbury Festival could be affected. The yellow thunderstorm warning is in place between 10am...
Inspired by the Green Space Dark Skies event in Dorset, we’ve pulled together a programme of events to celebrate and explore the outstanding landscapes of Dorset at Dawn and Dusk … and sometimes the hours between! See Dorset in a new light as we head out to enjoy our outstanding...