A 14-year-old boy from Wimborne has been arrested on suspicion of attempted robbery after a 16-year-old boy reported an attempted robbery in Ferndown.
Officers investigating an attempted robbery in Verwood are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward.
A number of trees have fallen over in strong winds on Sunday morning, blocking routes and causing delays.
Roads blocked at the time of writing included:
- Newtown Road, Verwood, between the junctions with Lake Road and the B3072 Manor Road
- B3081 at Sutton Farm, to the north of Verwood past the Albion
- Ringwood Road, Ferndown, near Glenmoor Road / M&S
- Main routes between Three Legged Cross and Wimborne via Holt Heath flooded and fallen tree
- Blandford Road, Poole
A tree at Hainault Drive is also down, blocking some residents in.
We’ll update this article as we get more information.
Fallen tree Ferndown. Ringwood Road just beyond M&S Food. Road blocked in both directions. @TravelDorset @Wave105Travel @Bournemouthecho pic.twitter.com/sbwlHLTCRx
— Peter Grant (@PeteGTE) October 31, 2021
Verwood ! 👀 pic.twitter.com/oi3gdfGshw
— Simon (@Simon48249733) October 31, 2021
Be warned! There's a tree blown down onto A3090 as you approach today's venue from M27 Ower junction 2@HantsPolRoads @ROMANSE pic.twitter.com/oHaESHNfny
— WessexCycloCross (@WessexCX) October 31, 2021
Due to a fallen tree on Blandford Road. 8 services will terminate at Turlin Moor and return to Poole as a service 9 via hamworthy. 9 will terminate at the bottom of Sandy lane before returning to Poole as an 8 via Creekmoor / Upton. We apologise for any inconvenience caused
— morebus (@Morebusco) October 31, 2021
The circus is back in town from Wednesday 3rd November to Sunday 7th November at The Fuzzy Bit.
Verwood firefighters were called out on Thursday morning to a property in Southernhay Road, Verwood.
Officers investigating a burglary in Ferndown are renewing their appeal for information and issuing images of the stolen jewellery.
A new estate agent will be available in Verwood soon as Castleman announces it will be moving to a shop on Station Road.
Weight-loss organisation Slimming World is looking for people to run a local groups in Verwood and the surrounding area.
The next Verwood Carnival will take place at Potterne Park in 2022 rather than its usual location at the Fuzzy Bit.
The B3081 Verwood Road is closed between Ebblake and the A31 at Ringwood due to a fallen tree.
The McColls convenience store on Pinehurst Road in West Moors is changing to a Morrisons Daily.
Dorset Council is closing parts of Manor Road in Verwood between the hours of 9am and 4pm for five days starting November 1st.
Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with relevant footage to come forward following an alleged assault in Ferndown – with one man arrested.
Dorset Police is holding surgeries at Morrisons in Verwood and also at Verwood Police Station this month.
Flameburst is back for 2021 and will take place on October 30th at The Fuzzy Bit just off Crane Drive, Verwood.
19/10/21 UPDATE: This road closure has been postponed.
The main Verwood to Ringwood road will be closed from 7.30am October 25th to 5pm October 29th 2021.
A full 24-hour closure is to enable tree-felling work to be carried out near Verwood Road.
It will be closed near the A31 Ringwood junction, meaning no access from Verwood to Ringwood for the five-day period, just after the turning to Alderholt.
A diversion will be in place via Three Legged Cross and Ashley Heath.
Emergency access will be maintained throughout, as will access to local properties.
B3081 closure
Separately, the B3072 Manor Road in Verwood will be closed from 1st November to 6th November overnight from 8pm to 6am.
Pennyfarthing Homes has opened a new four-bedroom show home at the second phase of its Verwood development, Potters Wood.
Officers investigating reports of indecent exposure in Ferndown are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward.
Officers investigating a road rage incident in Wimborne are appealing for a driver involved and anyone with relevant dashcam footage to come forward.
A former Verwood resident convicted of fraud has been ordered to pay more than £100,000 by a court.
Logistics company DX has opened a new depot in Verwood to continue the expansion of its network.
Following her sell-out pre-Covid show at The Hub, Samantha is back with her band in a new hit show “Dusty, Cilla, Lulu & Pet”.
Residents in Verwood and surrounding towns and villages now need to register their vehicles to ensure free access to the Somerley Household Waste Recycling Centre.
Geoff Norcott is heading back to Verwood during his new tour with a night of comedy on Wednesday 20th October 2021.
The A31 from Ferndown to St Leonard’s will be closed overnight for three months for street lighting upgrades.
A fire on cladding attached to the side of The Albion public house in Verwood has been put out by the local fire station crew.
The Rustic Fayre 2021 took place on Monday 30th August and looked like it was one of the best turnouts in recent years for the event.
The Verwood Rotary Rustic Fayre is back for 2021 after taking a break in 2020 due to the coronavirus.
Detectives concerned for the welfare of an East Dorset woman are appealing for information from the public to help find her.
Blood donation sessions are taking place at Verwood Hub on Wednesday 8th September and appointments are now being taken
Manor Road was closed on Tuesday afternoon after emergency services were called out to an incident in Verwood.
Winter Flu (Influenza) Vaccination Clinics will again take place as drive-through clinics at the Lake Road Verwood surgery site.
A free weekly Yoga session is happening each weekend in Moors Valley throughout the summer.
A man has been charged and is due to appear at court in connection with an alleged assault in Verwood.
Work is well underway on building Lidl’s new Verwood Store as the closing date for jobs at the supermarket approaches.
The Hollow Cafe in Verwood centre is closing down but plans are already in place to replace it with a local branch of Café Aroma.
Two bikes, including an electric bike, have been stolen from a communal area of a property on High Street.
Detectives have charged a man following an alleged assault in Bournemouth.
Dorset Police has held another operation in Bournemouth to ensure that e-scooters are being used legally and safely
Global structural steel firm John Reid & Sons Ltd has announced major new redevelopment plans incorporating the old Monkey Madness site
Flooding has been causing issues for drivers and residents across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole on Monday
An open-air cinema is planned for Verwood with two films showing on Saturday 24th July 2021.
A road traffic collision in Poole has resulted in an overturned Ambulance blocking the A35 Commercial Road
New dates have been announced for this year’s CityFibre Poole Quay Summer Fireworks
Twenty new wayfinding totems have been installed across Poole Town Centre providing information about the town as well as easy-to-read maps and directions
Green spaces across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole are benefitting from an increase in biodiversity due to BCP Council’s change in grass management, the council is claiming.
Officers took to the streets of Bournemouth to talk to riders of privately owned e-scooters to let them know where they can use them legally and safely
Improved greener travel options linking Bournemouth and Christchurch with the installation of new and upgraded cycle paths and footpaths through Kings Park is set to get underway
Dorset Council is carrying out carriageway maintenance and resurfacing works along sections of the B3081 in Verwood from July 9th for around five days.
Overgrown verges around Verwood are finally being cut following issues surrounding a new cutting regime.
Councillor Toni Coombs from Verwood Town Council has provided an update on Facebook, saying she is as frustrated as everyone else over the issues with the grass cutting.
“The council has been trialling a new cutting regime this year. New equipment has been purchased to cut and remove the grass.
“This method reduces the nutrients to the grass and over time it grows more slowly (less cutting required) and also allows natural wildflowers to flourish.
“There have been problems and Cllrs Simon Gibson, Spencer Flower and I have requested a meeting to look at how this will work going forward. The principle is good, however, as we all have seen – it hasn’t worked in practice!”
The Councillor goes on to say under the old cutting regime it was possible to predict exactly when the grass was going to be cut.
Some residents have taken to cutting their own local overgrown grass, but work has started in the last few days in Albion Way.
More details on the grass cutting in Dorset can be found here and there’s a form available to fill in to report a particular problem here.
@VerwoodToday @DorsetCouncilUK Can someone explain why verges & more importantly the verges approaching roundabouts are simply overgrown. Please don’t use the excuse it’s for the birds and animals – that waffle sailed long ago? Where’s my council tax £ going Bins & lights ?? pic.twitter.com/j2QEI0dClU
— ???????Steve Thomas??????? (@t8tws) June 22, 2021