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Sunday, May 19, 2024
And it looks great!!! The Upper Gardens was originally laid out as a private garden for the Durrant family in the 1860s. However the lease was assigned over to Bournemouth Council shortly before the Lower gardens were laid out. The Upper gardens deviate from the theme of the other tow and has...
When it comes to buying a new car, reliability is a priority. You want a car that isn’t going to breakdown all the time, as well as matching your budget requirements. This is especially true if you’re going to be transporting around children. Here are the top picks for the best...
50 of the Most Beautiful Places in the UK 50. Port Sunlight, the Wirral – England Port Sunlight was originally built by the Lever brothers to house workers in the Lever’s Sunlight Soap factory (now Unilever) and is now a place to take in beautiful architecture, history, art, and nature. The...
Local activists from Cycling Rebellion today launched the LOVE 20 campaign at Winton Banks in Bournemouth, calling for a 20mph speed limit on BCP roads where citizens live, work, shop and play. Heart shaped 20 spoof speed limit signs were displayed along the road, chalk art brought the iconic LOVE...
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...
Unfortunately due to the circumstances currently surrounding the Dorset Belle, the only option available to Island Cruises is to sell her to avoid liquidation of the company, the bills have been mounting up and need to be paid, the lack of money due to the vessel not operating has...
The next section of the coast is not particularly accessible and unless you have a canoe or some other water craft you can’t access the beach until you get west of White Nothe. However it is well worth the walk either from Lulworth or from the National Trust car...
Celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Dorset AONB, our Landscapes for Life photo competition is looking to capture the landscape that is a big part of YOUR life. Sixty years ago, almost half of Dorset was officially recognised as OUTSTANDING – an astonishing mix of beautiful landscapes and great views....
A huge spectrum of the community turned out, from families with kids to those in their late 70s. Riding on a mass of local people led by the Cycling Rebellion, they rode from Poole Train Station through Poole Park and Baiter, finishing at Poole Quay. Adam Osman, founder of Cycling Rebellion...
Preparation work for a 2.3km cycleway in Wimborne and Colehill has commenced marking the start of the first sustainable infrastructure scheme to be built in south east Dorset through Transforming Travel’s £100m+ Transforming Cities Fund1. BCP Council and Dorset Council were one of 12 city regions2 in England to secure a...