Ben Stokes tallied an outstanding 84 runs as England overcame New Zealand at Lords to win the Cricket World Cup in a mesmerizing final day thriller. Stokes’ brilliant innings totaling 84 not out saw England climb back from an 86-4 deficit and tie New Zealand’s 241 runs; despite the revival looking highly unlikely with England […]
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Kitesurfing Armada Festival returns to Hayling Island
Hundreds of kitesurfers gathered atthe seafront on Hayling Island, Hampshire, for the return of the Kitesurfing Armada Festival. The Armada was founded in 2013, with the help of professional kitesurfer Lewis Crathern. It aims to represent the very best of kitesurfing. This year the British Kitesurfing Championships took place, as well as the water being […]
Winton Library’s World Book Day celebrations start next week
Children across Winton are encouraged to dress up and take part in the national event. The library will hold a number of activities for pre-school children in the area to inspire them to read. World book day is a charity that aims to give every child and young person a book of their own. It […]
Willy Russell’s Blood Brothers has landed at Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre this week.
With a chilling tale, intense scenes and harrowing motives; the opening night of the renowned play saw families and school groups fill the theatre. On the 26th February the Art-Décor Theatre held the opening performance of the Bill Kenwright’s Blood Brother tour. People of all ages were seen filling the seats of the theatre and […]
Christchurch Soup Kitchen provides food and support for not only the homeless
With the new benefit system in place, many people across Christchurch are struggling to provide their families with food, and this charity hopes to tackle that. The Christchurch Soup Kitchen offers warm food, sandwiches and water to those who need it in the local area. The food they provide comes from local business that have […]
Local residents reveal the issues of owning a beach hut in Bournemouth
Beach huts in Bournemouth cost 2,500 a year or £490 pounds for summer and winter lets. Last month beach huts were broken into, which has caused many concerns for the local beach hut owners. Local beach owners have made complaints about the council not doing enough. Beach hut owner, Michelle Wilson, 52, says: “ […]
Smaller businesses thrive in Winton, whilst Charity shops struggle with the competition.
All across the United Kingdom, there are empty shops on the high-street, Bournemouth is another town which has a high-street with vacant shops. This year there have been closures from Marks & Spencer, New Look and other companies have gone into administration. Smaller areas, such as Winton high-street are busy and have managed to remain […]
How has Canford Cliff’s Library avoided closure during council cuts
Libraries across the United Kingdom are facing closure due to council cuts being made. Despite these adjustments, there have been no closures throughout Poole libraries. According, to Library assistant Jacqui, 55, online book services and kindles are factors as to why people aren’t loaning books from the library anymore. Canford Cliffs Library is located on […]
Vinyl Staircase in Bournemouth: why the young band are one to watch
Off the back of the success of their self-titled debut EP, Vinyl Staircase’s February tour was always going to be a major foray into the industry for the band. Following positive attention from NME and airtime from BBC DJ Phil Taggart, the band were full of confidence ahead of their show at Sixty Million Postcards […]
Poole artist donates all proceeds from art exhibition to charity in memory of husband who died as a result of prostate cancer
A talented Poole artist, will donate all of the money raised from her most recent art exhibition to Prostate Cancer UK to commemorate her husband who she lost to the disease ten years ago. ‘Barbara Evans – A life in Art’ was an exhibition hosted by ‘The Gallery Upstairs’ at Upton Country Park. The exhibition […]