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Bats to Benefit from New Forest Nature Recovery Project
A New Forest nature recovery project is shedding new light on local bat populations and improving habitat for these elusive nocturnal hunters. The New Forest is a national stronghold for bats, and of the 18 species found in the UK, 14 can be found here. In 2025,...
Bramshaw Golf Club win National Matchplay Championship
Bramshaw Golf Club, near Lyndhurst, has been crowned National Team Matchplay Champions at the Academia Golf Club Classic this weekend. They beat Yorkshire club Malton and Norton by 4 ½ points to ½ in the grand final, held at Montecastillo Golf and Country Club in...
DJ Property £1,000 donation helps Family Matters provide safe sleeping essentials for local children in poverty
A simple question during a visit to Family Matters Baby Bank at Granby Trading Estate sparked a practical donation that will help 40 local families facing hardship access safe sleeping essentials for their children. When Mickey Jones, Chief Executive of DJ Property,...
‘THINE BE THE GLORY’
Andover Chamber Choir celebrates the spring season with their concert, ‘Thine be the Glory: Choral Favourites for an Eastertide Celebration’. While Easter Sunday may have passed, the fifty days of Eastertide are in full flow, and the choir’s latest programme is...
Arooj Aftab and African Soul Rebels
Lighthouse is delighted to announce concerts by two of the most exciting names in contemporary world music – Grammy-winning artist Arooj Aftab and a long overdue return to Poole for African Soul Rebels. “I’m really excited for the opportunity to host these incredible...
Tools for Self Reliance Spring Activities
Tools for Self-Reliance is looking forward to a busy and social spring, and we would love to see more local people getting involved with what we do. Join us on National Quilting Day on Saturday, 21st March, when we’ll be holding a special sale. It’s a great...
Swing from Paris bring Vintage Gypsy Jazz to Dorset This Spring
Dorset-based charity Artsreach is delighted to welcome the acclaimed quartet Swing from Paris to the county this March for three uplifting evenings of gypsy jazz, vintage swing, and sparkling musicianship. ★★★★ “intelligent, interesting and inventive” The Jazz Mann...
Live and Unheard: Green Isaac + Kolumbia + Karl Thomson
Live and Unheard, the long-running monthly grassroots music night at Lighthouse Poole, returns on Saturday 21 March with the first gig in more than ten years from Bournemouth band Green Isaac. The latest fruits of a musical kinship that’s well into its fifth decade,...
Mayor visits Bournemouth and Poole College
Bournemouth and Poole College welcomed the Mayor of Poole, Councillor Mark Howell, to see how specialist facilities and training are helping young people prepare for work. The visit to the college’s Poole Campus on Monday, 2 February, is part of the College’s ongoing...
‘General Medical Emergency Ward 10’ Brings Medical Mayhem to Dorset this March
This March, the award‑winning Dyad Productions teams up with Company Gavin Robertson to bring their brilliantly funny new show, General Medical Emergency Ward 10, to three Dorset communities as part of the spring programme presented by local charity Artsreach. “If you...
Two Hampshire Businesses Partner Up for Charity Fundraising Hoe Down
Two Andover-based businesses have joined forces to deliver a standout summer charity event, with all proceeds supporting Yellow Brick Road Projects, a local charity working to prevent youth homelessness and tackle poverty and isolation among young people. The Local...
St Leonards & St Ives Neighbourhood Plan: We Need Your Views
This month, the Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group are seeking your views on two issues that residents have raised with us, namely buses and passenger transport and the lack of a post office. You can complete both surveys on the Parish Council website...