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Purbeck Film Festival Celebrates 30 Years with Anniversary Event
The Purbeck Film Festival will celebrate its 30th anniversary in 2026, launching the milestone year with a special celebratory event at Encombe House. Founded to bring a rich mix of cinema to Purbeck, the festival now screens films in distinctive venues across the...
Get Ready for a Feel-Good Day Out this Spring in Wimborne, Dorset
Get ready for a feel-good day out at Family Fest 2026 - a weekend celebration of music, fun and family adventure in the heart of Wimborne, Dorset! Set across 12 acres of scenic farmland, this vibrant festival brings together creative community spirit, live...
Ed Gamble – Fresh Hell
Everyone’s annoying cousin, Ed Gamble, is going back on tour in 2027 with a new show called Fresh Hall coming to Lighthouse Poole on Thursday, 15 April. So come and see the self-appointed Crown Prince of Visualised Companion Podcasts harrumph about the stage with some...
Local Student Shines at Crufts
Brooke, a Year 6 student at Ferndown Middle School, celebrated a fantastic achievement at this year’s Crufts alongside her loyal four-legged friend, Woody. Below, Brooke’s proud mum Julie shares a short account of their exciting and memorable day at the world-famous...
Marjorie House in Poole wins Top 20 Care Home Award for second year
A care home in Poole has been named one of the Top 20 Care Homes in the South West for the second consecutive year. Marjorie House, on Crichel Mount Road in Lilliput, which is run by not-for-profit care provider Care South, was recognised as one of the Top 20 Care...
Bowls Open Day
Brockenhurst Bowling Club is holding an OPEN DAY between 10.00 and 16.00 on Saturday, 2nd May. A selection of bowls and a helping hand will be provided on the day: just dress comfortably and wear flat-soled shoes to wear on the green. The club is at the far end of the...
R&F Lions Bookstall Collecting for New Forest For Ukraine
On Saturday 4th April Ringwood & Fordingbridge Lions Club will be holding their monthly bookstall in Ringwood Town Centre on Meeting House Lane. All the money collected that day will be donated to New Forest For Ukraine. The Lions Club will also be accepting any...
Live Local Music Acts Can Apply to Open Cursus Festival on 22nd May
Upcoming local music acts have the opportunity to perform at Dorset’s Cursus Festival on Friday, 22nd May. Organisers of the renowned small festival near Blandford have dedicated the opening slot to their friend and festival crew member Mick Bailey, who sadly passed...
Lewis-Manning’s Muddy Dog Dash returns to Upton Country Park
Lewis-Manning is bringing back its annual Muddy Dog Dash event on March 28th at Upton Country Park in Poole. The fundraising day is the first of two Muddy Dog Dash events in 2026, with the second event taking place at Avon Heath in October. Participants can take part...
New Artificial Bank Gives Sand Martins a Safe Space
A new sand martin nesting bank has been created at Testwood Lakes Nature Reserve, near Totton, Southampton, to safeguard the only known breeding colony of sand martins in the Test Valley. Built by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust, the purpose-built structure...
Article from Vikki Slade MP
Technology has always been an intrinsic part of human development. Where once owning a car or TV was a luxury, now a mobile phone connected to the world is normal. We live faster lives, and technology designed to help us has created even more pressure Nowhere is this...
World Watercress Eating Champion Pledges to Defend Title
An anticipated highlight at the annual Alresford Watercress Festival (this year on Sunday 17 May) is the World Watercress Eating Championship. 58-year-old Glenn Walsh has reigned supreme for the last 17 years. Born and bred in Bishops Sutton and still living in the...