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NewsBournemouth Echo

Popular food and music festival returns to Poole next weekend

The Upton House Food and Music Festival returns to Upton Country Park in Poole from June 12 to 14, with a vibrant mix of tribute acts, DJs, and food.

4 June 2026
Bournemouth Echo

Local care home in Hamworthy raising funds for Alzheimer's Society

Staff and residents at Upton Bay Care Home in Hamworthy have taken part in a sponsored walk to raise money for the Alzheimer’s Society.

31 May 2026
Bournemouth Echo

Upton Heath to be restored after purchase thanks to 'extraordinary fundraising'

UPTON Heath land will see planned works to restore heathland structure and improve water management after Dorset Wildlife Trust completed the purchase of 110 acres of land.

23 May 2026
Bournemouth Echo

Tech stolen from Upton home in overnight burglary

A burglary investigation is under way after 'a number of' tech items were stolen from a home overnight.

19 May 2026
Bournemouth Echo

Several Upton roads to temporarily close for resurfacing and maintenance works

Several Upton roads, including Moorland Way and Watery Lane, will close from 26 May for Dorset Council resurfacing and maintenance works. Diversions in place.

19 May 2026
Bournemouth Echo

Multiple roads in Upton to close for resurfacing

A road resurfacing scheme will see several roads in Upton close over the course of a week.

13 May 2026
Bournemouth Echo

Dorset residents invited to celebrate the outdoors with Upton Country Park event

Dorset residents and visitors are invited to celebrate the great outdoors at the Great OutDorset event, taking place on Friday 30 May at Upton Country Park.

9 May 2026
Bournemouth Echo

Food and music festival bursting with flavour and sound returns to Poole in June

The home-produced festival in Poole’s ‘back garden’, Upton House Food & Music Festival returns to Upton Country Park in Poole from June 12 to June 14.

8 May 2026
Bournemouth Echo

Tea, cake and dragons set scene for St George's Day party at care home

Upton Bay Care Home in Hamworthy marked St George's Day with residents enjoying themed afternoon tea, cake, and festivities. Barchester Healthcare event.

30 April 2026
Bournemouth Echo

Lib Dem leader visits nature reserve after land saved from private sale

Sir Ed Davey recently visited Upton Heath after a section of the nature reserve was saved after being 'under threat' from a private sale.

23 April 2026
Bournemouth Echo

'Landmark moment' as section of Upton Heath saved from 'possible destruction'

Rapid fundraising efforts from the public have saved a section of healthland in Upton Heath from the risk of mineral extraction and devesting enviromental impact.

15 April 2026
Bournemouth Echo

Wildlife photographer captures stunning birds of prey in Christchurch Harbour

A wildlife photographer from Upton has captured breath taking photographs of the largest UK bird of prey perching on a piece of driftwood in Dorset.

12 April 2026
Bournemouth Echo

Poole care home among South West's best for fifth year running

Upton Bay Care in Hamworthy named among Top 20 Care Homes in South West by Carehome.co.uk for fifth year, with a 10/10 rating and CQC ‘Good’ grade.

11 April 2026
Bournemouth Echo

Dorset Council: changes to disabled parking bays and waiting restrictions

Dorset Council proposes revoking disabled parking bays and updating no waiting restrictions on A350 Poole Road, Upton. Public comments open until April 2026.

7 April 2026
Dorset Echo

Rallying call to save iconic heathland being sold off

Vikki Slade, Liberal Democrat MP for Mid Dorset and North Poole, is rallying public support to prevent a section of Upton Heath, currently privately owned by a third party, from being sold.

4 April 2026
Bournemouth Echo

MP for North Dorset and Dorset Wild Life Trrust rallying support to save Upton Heath

Vikki Slade, Liberal Democrat MP for Mid Dorset and North Poole, is rallying public support to prevent a section of Upton Heath, currently privately owned by a third party, from being sold.

2 April 2026
parkrun UK

Run Report – Sunshine, Smiles and Community Spirit at Upton Court parkrun

Well hello there, Upton! What a fantastic day it was down at Upton Court parkrun this past weekend. The sunshine was out in full force, bringing smiles and a wonderful sense of community spirit to all our runners and volunteers.

30 March 2026
news.bournemouthone.com

Driver fails to stop after Upton crash

Oh dear, it sounds like there was a bit of a scare on our Upton roads yesterday! A local driver apparently failed to stop after an incident, and we're hoping everyone involved is alright. We'll be keeping an eye on this to see if there are any further updates from the authorities.

29 March 2026
Bournemouth Echo

Pedestrian taken to hospital after A350 Upton Bypass collision

There's been a collision on our very own Upton Bypass this morning, with reports of a pedestrian being taken to hospital. We'll be keeping an eye on this incident on the A350 and will bring you any updates as we get them.

29 March 2026
The Isle of Thanet News

Upton’s music team help raise funds for charities

Wonderful news for Upton! Our very own talented music team has been busy making a difference, raising much-needed funds for some fantastic charities. It's great to see our community coming together for such worthy causes.

29 March 2026

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