Free Bournemouth Air Festival 19th – 21st August 2011 Live Stream

  20th August 2011 Flight Lieutenant Jon Egging a Red Arrows pilot was killed on Saturday afternoon when his Hawk T1 aircraft plunged to the ground near Bournemouth Airport in Dorset. Onlookers reported...

Do they REALLY serve Fairtrade Coffee?

Now, these days, everywhere you go, you see this Fairtrade Coffee phrase.Sometimes I wonder if really they buy the  Fairtrade Coffee? http://www.fairtrade.net/

Obesity police strike again

By all measures the UK is in the grip of a growing problem of obesity. This has prompted the Government to initiate many programmes to tackle obesity and especially obesity in children and young people. 5-year-old...

UK facing 'worst storm of year'

There is a bad weather warning in United Kingdom " Heavy rain and high winds have caused flooding in parts of southern England, as the year's worst storm is forecast for the start of the weekend. A severe flood...

UK: Yobs burn Speed cameras round the Country risking lives

Speeding motorists annoyed at being fined and incurring penalty points and risking disqualification, have been actively burning speed cameras and wasting police time. " "Angry motorists appear to have taken their revenge after two speed cameras were torched in the space of...

Making waves in Boscombe

BOSCOMBE, DORSET - Construction has begun on Europe's first artificial surf reef, 225 meters off the Dorset coast at Boscombe.  This will be only the fourth such structure in the world and is the...

Men find dolphin in inland garden

"The dead dolphin in the garden The dolphin was removed by environmental health officers Mystery surrounds the discovery of a dead dolphin in the garden of two sailors in Dorset who live on a steep hill half a...

Briton back after 13-year journey

A former cleaner from Dorset has arrived in British waters after an epic 13-year adventure over five continents, two oceans and a sea. Jason Lewis aimed to be the first to circle the global on human power alone. The 40-year-old battled robbers, dodged pirates, crocodiles,...

Army housing gets £80m boost

"DEFENCE Secretary Des Browne today announced an extra £80million funding to improve Army housing. The money will pay for a further 1,350 new en-suite bed spaces to be built under phase two of a project to improve Armed Forces housing across the country. The Ministry of...

Homer Simpson next to the Cerne Giant in Dorset

"Wish for rain to wash away Homer Pagans have pledged to perform "rain magic" to wash away a cartoon character painted next to their famous fertility symbol - the Cerne Abbas giant. A doughnut-brandishing Homer...

Worldwide Charity Challenges

Be somewhere different tomorrow... with Across the Divide ExpeditionsHave you ever wanted to trek the Great Wall of China, trek to Everest Base Camp, mush your own dogsled team in the Arctic or climb...

Sketches of Dorset

A marvelous collection of sketches full of vibrant color and views which show the beauty of Dorset."Get your paint brushes out as the weather gets better and splash Dorset's beauty onto your canvas. Dorset is full of inspiration for creative people. The countryside and the...

£16m Revamp Of Dorset Tank Museum Begins

Over 100,000 visitors a year view the exceptionally preserved tanks which are always worth a visit when in Dorset. I have been to the museum twice in the last few years and this new development will make it larger and more customer friendly."A £16m project to redevelop a...

Mural Shows Up Swanage Pier Building's Demise

People from Swanage in Dorset, England  decided to take the law into their own hands..."Two artists have painted a mural on the front of a neglected building in Dorset depicting the derelict state...

Poisonous Spiders Attack Britain

They're not giant spiders, though, so that's some silver lining. "A Natural History Museum expert has warned that global warming is giving invasive poisonous spiders the chance to thrive in Britain. The false widow spider, Steatoda nobilis, was first recorded in the UK in...

closeSign in to NowPublic

is reporting from