The bin collection days in Verwood will be slightly different again this year.
Verwood-based radio station Forest FM has added another frequency for listeners in Ferndown.
The station, which is on 92.3FM in Verwood, can now be heard on 98.9FM giving it a bigger area to cover.
Wimborne Academy Trust is proposing to reduce its admissions number for the reception year group at Hillside Community First School from 60 to 30.
Ringwood & Verwood Round Table has organised a special trip to Verwood for Santa this year.
Verwood Rotary Club has teamed up with Verwood-based Forest FM to allow Santa to visit local schools this year.
There was no Christmas Extravaganza event by the Rotary Club of Verwood to officially switch on the Verwood Christmas Lights this year.
Verwood choir Vocalize has enjoyed a spell at number 2 in the iTunes Chart with the Christmas song, Be Here This Christmas.
The Cranborne Practice has secured 1,000 vaccines for their patients aged 50-64 who have been added to the national flu programme this year.
Verwood and the rest of Dorset and Hampshire will enter tier 2 once national lockdown measures end on December 2nd.
A woman who admitted stealing £437,000 from her employer has been jailed for five years.
A dog has been stolen from an unlocked van on Coronation Road in Verwood.
Whilst the current Lockdown is not as strict as the Spring, Verwood is noticeably quieter now following further restrictions put in place on Thursday morning.
Restaurants, pubs and other non-essential retail are closed, but dentists, well-being centres, estate agents, coffee shops, hardware stores and schools remain open.
This means more people on the move visiting shops than earlier this year, and there are almost no restrictions in place on how much exercise you can do each day.
Our VerwoodToday Report has been out to see the sights of Lockdown 2 in Verwood.
The co-op store on Ringwood Road was broken into this morning around 3am when a number of cigarettes were stolen.
As the government announces nation measures in the fight against the coronavirus, non-essential shops are closing for at least a month from November 5th.
Face coverings are to be worn by all children and adults entering Emmanuel CE Middle School starting this week.
A 34-year-old Bournemouth man has been issued with a postal requisition to appear in Court following a collision in Verwood.
Potterne Park will host an upcoming football match between AFC Bournemouth Women and Buckland Athletic Women FC.
Verwood’s Theo McKenzie-Hayton, a member of dance troupe Diversity Juniors, has published a video to spread awareness of autism.
Verwood’s Morrisons store has requested to vary its premises licence operating hours to 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
The organisers of the annual Verwood Flameburst event have confirmed this year’s event will not be going ahead.
Verwood Fire Brigade attended a garden hedge fire in Verwood on Tuesday morning.
A short service will be held at the Memorial Stone on Ferrett Green this year for Remembrance Sunday, but Verwood Town Council is urging people not to attend.
One of Verwood’s town centre services will close its doors on October 10th after nine years of operation.
Dorset Council has approved planning permission for Lidl to build and operate a supermarket in Verwood.
The first Cranborne Practice Drive-Through flu clinic is taking place at Lake Road Surgery this weekend.
Police are investigating the theft of a high-value Yamaha WR 450 F motorcycle in Verwood.
Flu vaccinations are to be delivered as drive-through appointments at the Lake Road Surgery in Verwood.
Heavy rain caused local flooding in Verwood and across the south on Thursday afternoon.
Verwood’s only fixed speed camera has been upgraded to enable it to take digital photos.
A petition to increase safety measures on a Verwood road has attracted over 150 signatures in its first 24 hours.
Verwood-based business Willow Floristry has been shortlisted for another year in the British Floristry Association Industry Awards.
A large fire in Ringwood Forest was attended by firefighters from Verwood on Monday evening.
A large artic trailer unit has tipped over causing a large diesel spill and closure of the A31 in Ferndown.
A number of restaurants in Verwood have registered for the Government’s Eat Out to Help Out Scheme.
A new proposal to build a nursery at the top of Margards Lane on Church Hill has been submitted to Dorset Council.
A public consultation has been launched online for the proposed development of land known as Purple Haze.
The 2021 Sleeping Beauty performance by the Verwood Pantomime Society will not be going ahead due to coronavirus.
Firefighters are currently dealing with a fire in Dewlands Common, Verwood.
The founder of Verwood’s biggest Facebook group has announced it will close down in 10 days.
A Verwood man in his 50s is currently in Southampton General Hospital with life-threatening injuries following a collision on Black Hill on Sunday morning.
The arrival of July the 4th meant a number of public services are now open in Verwood following changes to Government guidelines.
Supermarket chain Aldi has named Verwood in a long list of places it wants to open a store in the future.
Grundon Sand & Gravel has announced the first stage of its second phase consultation into its plans to extract sand and gravel from land known as Purple Haze, south of Verwood.
Verwood residents wanting to visit the ‘tip’ will need to book a slot in advance starting today (Monday 15th June 2020).
Hampshire County Council, owner of the Household Waste Recycling Centre at Somerley, has introduced a pre-booking system to avoid large queues forming along the B3081, which became an issue in recent weeks.
Verwood residents, plus those in neighbouring East Dorset areas including Three Legged Cross and Alderholt, do not need to register their car, themselves or their details but they do need to visit a web page before visiting.
Once there, enter your location (Verwood will do), then select Somerley as the centre you’d like to visit. If you are lucky, you’ll have the opportunity to pick a 30 minute slot within the next 48 hours, 9am till 6pm.
If you do not see any availability, it means the next two days are fully booked. Only two days at a time are being released, so it is not possible to book a slot ahead of this time period.
Only one visit per week per household will be allowed and restrictions which have been in place since reopening are still active.
You can also call 02380 179 949, Monday to Friday 9am to 5:30pm to reserve a slot. See more details here.
In addition, any East Dorset resident can use a Household recycling centre operated by BCP Council (Christchurch, Millhams and Nuffield) if you take proof of address, or those owned by Dorset Council.
A group of travellers has vacated a site on Manor Road in Verwood after being told to move on by local authorities.
Verwood Fire Station crew were called to an unattended fire between Potterne Park and the solar panel farm on Thursday afternoon.
Hampshire County Council is introducing a pre-booking system for all of its Household Waste Recycling Centres including the one at Somerley.
A crew from Verwood Fire Station, along with colleagues from Ringwood and Fordingbridge were called to a ‘small’ fire at The Chase on Wednesday afternoon.
Moors Valley and Avon Heath parks are reopening on Tuesday morning following weeks of closure due to the coronavirus.
Urgent changes are being made to the way people visit the Somerley Waste Recycling Centre.