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NewsBournemouth Echo

School address rumours student carried knife into school

A Ferndown school has addressed rumours that a student brought a knife onto the premises

10 June 2026
Bournemouth Echo

Dorset venue's first comedy night had an 'unforgettable' debut

The Barrington Centre in Ferndown hosted Coastal Comedy on May 29, with a "packed" audience enjoying the show.

6 June 2026
Bournemouth Echo

Emergency presence as car overturns after crash in Ferndown

Emergency services are at the scene of an overturned car in Ferndown.

5 June 2026
Bournemouth Echo

Temporary road closures to affect various roads in Dorset next month

Dorset Council announces temporary road closures and parking restrictions in Cranborne, Woodlands and Ferndown for maintenance works from June.

31 May 2026
Bournemouth Echo

Law firm in Dorset expands presence in county with opening of new office

Harold G Walker Solicitors has opened its fifth office at 119 Victoria Road in Ferndown, joining locations in Broadstone, Christchurch, Verwood and Wimborne.

29 May 2026
Bournemouth Echo

Award-winning comedians launch coastal comedy show in Ferndown

An award-winning comedy show is set to launch at a new venue.

26 May 2026
Bournemouth Echo

Garden centre and restaurant raises £18k for children's charity

A garden centre and restaurant in Ferndown has raised more than £18,000 for a charity supporting children with terminal, life-limiting and serious chronic illnesses across Dorset.

26 May 2026
Bournemouth Echo

Award-winning comedy club in Dorset launches new venue in its 11th year

Coastal Comedy is launching a new venue at the Barrington Arts Centre in Ferndown, with a launch event on Friday, May 29.

15 May 2026
Bournemouth Echo

Residents at Ferndown care home celebrate World Cocktail Day in style

Care home residents in Bournemouth celebrated the art of cocktail and mocktail making with a taste-testing party for World Cocktail Day.

15 May 2026
Bournemouth Echo

Ferndown Upper School praised for Ofsted ‘Outstanding’ scoring

Ferndown Upper School has been praised for “remarkable progress” and “exemplary” behaviour by Ofsted inspectors following its most recent report.

12 May 2026
Bournemouth Echo

Fraudster posing as a 'bank representative' scams resident in a courier fraud

A resident in the Ferndown has fallen victim to a courier fraud scam after being targeted by someone "posing as a bank representative."

1 May 2026
Bournemouth Echo

Care home in Dorset helps 95-year-old resident rekindle love of tap dancing

95-year-old Ted Barton from Colten Care’s Avon Cliff, Bournemouth, returns to tap dancing at St Mark’s Church, Ferndown, with support from care home staff.

1 May 2026
Bournemouth Echo

Rotary club marks 50 years of service with celebration dinner

More than 100 people attended a dinner to mark 50 years of the Ferndown and Parley Rotary Club.

28 April 2026
Bournemouth Echo

Popular café enters new era as founders step back after six years

THE OWNERS of a popular café in Ferndown are stepping down from the business as new ‘passionate’ people prepare to take it on.

27 April 2026
Bournemouth Echo

21-year-old woman caught carrying three lock knives on main road

A WOMAN was caught with three lock knives on a main road in Ferndown.

23 April 2026
Bournemouth Echo

Lollipop lady will not be replaced - even if money was found to pay for the patrol

Cllrs Cathy Lugg and Mike Parkes, in a joint question to Dorset Council’s April meeting, asked why the crossing patrol (lollipop lady) in Church Road, Ferndown was being withdrawn at the end of the sc

18 April 2026
Bournemouth Echo

Butchers vow to keep tradition alive as they take on long-standing shop

TWO butchers have vowed to keep the traditional trade alive as they take on a long-standing shop in Ferndown.

17 April 2026
Bournemouth Echo

Road in Ferndown to close for essential maintenance works

A ROAD will be closed in Ferndown as part of essential highway maintenance works due to be carried out by Dorset Council.

14 April 2026
Bournemouth Echo

Dorset care home to host dine-in-the-dark event to raise money for charity

Ferndown Manor hosts a "dining in the dark" event on 23 April to support Guide Dogs UK and raise sight loss awareness.

11 April 2026
Bournemouth Echo

‘Cannabis farm’ found during police raids

A ‘cannabis farm’ was reportedly found during two police raids near Ferndown.

10 April 2026

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