One of Bournemouth’s most famous inhabitants and a member of the classical literati is having her 227th birthday celebrated in style at her final resting place, St Peter's Church in Bournemouth, on Friday 30 August.
Mary Shelley, the legendary author of Frankenstein, is being honoured with a special evening of...
Construction of major bus, walking, cycling and road improvements on Ringwood Road in Poole starts next month. The first phase of work takes place from 2 September 2024 until spring 2025 at two locations on Ringwood Road: between Sea View Road and Balston Road; and between Alderney Roundabout and...
Over 150 bus shelters across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole have been upgraded with new closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras in a bid to reduce anti-social behaviour and make travelling by bus a more welcoming and safer option.
Poole Bus Station has also benefitted from the additional CCTV equipment, some of which...
Please find below details of shows and events at Lighthouse Poole for November 2024.
The Sensational 60s ExperienceFriday 1 November, 7pm, Concert HallA festival of nostalgia starring Dozy Beaky Mick & Tich, Steve Ellis (the voice of Love Affair), Mike d’Abo (lead singer with Manfred Mann), The Fortunes, and...
Work on a major investment in bus, walking, cycling and road improvements including resurfacing along the A3049/B3068 Ringwood Road in Poole, between Hunt Road and Mountbatten Roundabout starts on 2 September.
Funded by a £17.5 million grant secured from central government’s Transforming Cities Fund, Ringwood Road, which is operating at maximum...
A yellow weather warning for thunderstorms has been issued for much of the UK.
The Met Office alert covers most of southern and northern England and the Midlands. It comes into force at 12am on Thursday and ends at 11.59pm. "Heavy showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop on Thursday...
New shows go on sale at Lighthouse
Lighthouse, Poole is pleased to announce the following new shows and screenings on sale this week:
blur: Live At WembleyFriday 6 September, 7.30pm, CinemaTwo-hour concert film immortalising blur’s historic 2023 show which saw them perform for 150,000 fans in a transcendent, once-in-a-lifetime experience...
Starring Seann Walsh, Chris Harper and Aden Gillett
From 29 - 31 August 2024
A brand-new production of Yasmina Reza's fiendishly clever and hilariously funny play ART, starring award-winning comedian Seann Walsh, Chris Harper (Call the Midwife, Coronation Street) and Aden Gillett (The Crown, The House of Elliot) and Iqbal Khan...
Please find below details of shows and events at Lighthouse Poole for October 2024.
Kathryn Tickell and the DarkeningTuesday 1 October, 7.30pm, TheatreNamed after the old Northumbrian word for twilight, The Darkening comprises four North-East England-based members led by Kathryn Tickell. Their inspiration comes from the wild, dramatic, weather-bitten...
A Neverland like no other, the rugged isle of Portland – a jewel in the Jurassic Coast – starred in a new production of Peter Pan developed by Dorset-based company SISATA with support from Arts University Bournemouth (AUB).
Staged as an outdoor community event on 29 and 30 June at...
