The New Stour & Avon

03/11/2024

Share your best photo from the last 7 days, and we'll pick one to be our 𝐏𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤! 📸
The winner will be announced on Tuesday evening!

02/11/2024

Have you got a story you’d like to share? Are you fundraising for an important cause? Are you angry over a planning application in your area? Do you want to highlight something important going on in your town? 🧐

Then we’d like to hear from you!

Send us a message or email [email protected]

01/11/2024

The latest issue of The New Stour & Avon is out now!

You can read it here: https://stouravonmagazine.co.uk/latest-issue/

01/11/2024

The incident happened at around 6.50am today...

A man was taken to hospital after being hit by a car in Lindsay Road, Poole, this morning.

31/10/2024

His latest show, Tragedy Plus Time, was named as British Comedy Guide’s Best Comedy Show in 2023

Popular stand-up comedian Ed Byrne will be bringing his latest show Tragedy Plus Time to Wimborne Tivoli next month.

30/10/2024

Police believe the car was taken in the direction of the New Forest/Dorset border

A black Range Rover was stolen from outside a property in Narrowleaf Drive in Ringwood earlier this week.

29/10/2024

𝐏𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 📸
Congratulations Leanne Morgan! ⛪
'Sherborne Abbey'
Look out for our post this weekend where we call for your Photo of the Week...

29/10/2024

Thanks to a comprehensive and free database, people can explore individual records of more than 1,000 serving men and women from Wimborne and the surrounding areas as Remembrance Day approaches

The Museum of East Dorset is inviting people to find out more about their brave loved ones who fought in the First World War.

29/10/2024

Wow, what an achievement!

Gwen first joined the Women's Royal Voluntary Service in 1964.

A care home in Stapehill has been celebrating one of its residents after she marked 60 years of voluntary service.

28/10/2024

Police want to speak to these three people

Police are appealing for information after three people stole more than £1,000 worth of sportswear from a shop in Ringwood.

28/10/2024

19 of the tools have been returned to their rightful owners – but more than 30 items are yet to be identified and police want to reunite these with their rightful owners

More than 50 suspected stolen tools were recovered by police - with the tools thought to have been stolen from Fordingbridge and Ringwood.

26/10/2024

The exhibition has been extended until November due to its popularity!

An exhibition showcasing Wimborne from the Civil War all the way to the Monmouth Rebellion is being extended due to its popularity.

25/10/2024

Wow, simply amazing!

Ida says that she currently has no plans to retire as she thinks she might get “bored.”

Ita Graven has no plans on retiring - despite recently marking half a century of looking after care home residents.

24/10/2024

If you recognise this person - contact police...

Hampshire Police are keen to trace this person in connection with a shoplifting incident in Lymington.

24/10/2024

The 26-year-old admitted the offences and was sentenced at Southampton Magistrates’ Court...

Ringwood man Quincy Rufus Digby Hopkins has been jailed for 16 counts of shoplifting in the town, police said.

24/10/2024

Harry Edwards will turn tragedy into positivity at a charity boxing match next month

A 22 year-old will turn tragedy into positivity at a charity boxing match next month.

23/10/2024

These look rather snazzy! And for a good cause too.
Here's where you can get yours 👇

Dorset and Hampshire Marston's pubs where you can buy a limited-edition Poppy Appeal pint and half-pint glasses: List

23/10/2024

Hutter was previously handed a suspended sentence for his crimes...

Dorset record seller Richard Hutter - who made an estimated £1.2 million selling counterfeit vinyl - has been ordered to pay back more money.

23/10/2024

Awful news to bring you..

Our thoughts are with his friends and family in this difficult time

Police have confirmed a man has died at The Quay in Poole despite efforts by emergency services.

23/10/2024

The highest speed recorded by community speed watch teams was 55mph in a 30mph

A crackdown in speeding across Dorset saw more than 200 speed and other offences processed by the police in one week.

22/10/2024

𝐏𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 📸
Congratulations Sarah Infinity! 🐾
'Devon beach this week'
Look out for our post this weekend where we call for your Photo of the Week...

22/10/2024

"I didn’t even know we had been nominated let alone shortlisted!"

Congratulations both! 👏

Mevin Sohorye and Louise Gibson, who work at the Upton Bay care home in Poole, have been shortlisted for prestigious awards.

22/10/2024

Both Teachers Building Society and Dacombes of Wimborne spoke about the work they've taken to reduce their carbon footprint - and how other businesses can take note 🌍

Becoming plastic free champions and using solar power are just some of the ways business in Wimborne are doing their bit to reduce their carbon footprint.