Dorset County Councillors have voiced a clear preference for changing the set-up of local government in the county from nine councils to two. At a meeting of the full council ON 10 March, county councillors had the opportunity to openly debate six options for reducing the number of councils in Dorset, or not. In an…
Deserving volunteers from across Poole came together at Upton House on Saturday 12 March for Poole’s annual Civic Awards, which recognise extraordinary voluntary service by individuals or groups that have made an outstanding contribution to the community.
Commonwealth soldiers, local dignitaries and Purbeck school students witnessed the raising of a flag to mark Commonwealth Day on Monday 14 March. Along with more than 500 local authorities, charities and community groups throughout the United Kingdom, Purbeck District Council raised the flag to show commitment to the Commonwealth. Councillor Wendy Meaden, vice chairman of…
Brothers Aston and Luke recently gained their red jitsu belts from lead instructor Sensei Jordan Lea at Ferndown Ju-Jitsu Club. Chairman Sensei John Hanrahan said, “Well done and I think the smile says it all.”
Wimborne Community Theatre (WCT) is recruiting young actors, aged between 8-13 years, to perform in a scene in its new production ‘What They Left Behind’ a site specific historical play about people’s lives in Wimborne during the First World War in 1916. The actors would need to have talent, commitment and good team working skills.…
A dedicated Swanage Railway volunteer has written a fascinating new book detailing the last weeks, days and hours of the long-lamented Somerset and Dorset line between Bournemouth, Blandford, Templecombe, Evercreech and Bath – marking the 50th anniversary of the route’s controversial closure.
A man who inappropriately touched a teenage girl who he had invited into his home after promising her drugs has been jailed for 14 months.
Michael Haw, 40 and of Poole, was found guilty following a trial at Bournemouth Crown Court of sexual activity with a child and two counts of witness intimidation.
Royal Bournemouth Hospital consultant is one of 18 to join national Health Foundation quality improvement initiative Dr Sean Weaver, a consultant specialising in gastroenterology at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital, is one of 18 health professionals in the UK to have been selected for a national leadership programme.
Local residents can now benefit from a new community library located in the grounds of Talbot Primary School. The former mobile library unit is stationed permanently at the school and is now open to the public Mondays to Fridays from 2-4pm during school term times. It represents a fourth community library for residents.
Diverse Abilities is looking for 20 daring individuals to sign up and take part in an exciting skydive challenge over the Wiltshire countryside on Sunday 12 June. Anyone can take part in this once in a lifetime opportunity and raise money for the charity that supports over 700 children and adults with disabilities in Dorset.…
