Year: 2013

An icon of British motoring is bringing back cherished memories for residents of a Ferndown dementia care home. More than 50 years after it was built, a rare 1958 Hillman Minx has been craned into position in the memory garden at Colten Care’s Fernhill home in Longham. Residents can sit safely inside the stationary red…

Local author George Chittenden has been making his dreams a reality by attending book signings and even art/literary festivals to promote his debut novel, ‘The Boy Who Led Them’. “It’s been hard work.  Writing is a solitary profession and it’s taken the best part of a decade to finally land a publishing contract and get…

Companies across Dorset are pledging support for the Great South West Walk taking place this spring with some businesses offering special incentives for people who sign up now to join the walk. Others are sponsoring legs of the walk as it passes through Dorset. Parkdean Holidays and Golden Cap Holiday Park are entering teams to…

The London Boat Show was the venue chosen to announce the result of the 2012 Macmillan Dorset Bike Ride and launch the appeal for cyclists to take part in the 2013 event, which takes place on Sunday, 7 July. On board the newly launched 68 foot Predator yacht, ride organiser Peter Smith-Nicholls presented a cheque…

Annette Brooke, MP for Mid Dorset and North Poole, has signed a Book of Commitment in the House of Commons, in doing so pledging her commitment to Holocaust Memorial Day and honouring those who died during the Holocaust. Sunday, 27 January 2013, will mark the 68th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the Nazi concentration…

If you are over 50 or disabled and need help to remain safe and secure in your home, you may be able to get some help from the Dorset Home Service. The service provides free advice and practical support to help vulnerable residents in Dorset improve or adapt their homes so they can continue to…

The Mayor of Ferndown, Cllr Terry Cordery officially opened the new youth club at the Heatherlands Centre on 21 January 2013. John Hanrahan, the centre manager said, “It was great to see the mayor come along as he had made a personal donation of £100 to help get this project off the ground.” He also…

A busy year for the RNLI in the south west including the Channel Islands was affected by the second wettest year on record.  The poor conditions are particularly reflected in the lifeguard statistics which are down on 2011 and 2010. The volunteer lifeboat crews in the region launched 1,507 times and the RNLI lifeguards dealt…