Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance will be flying into locations across Dorset and Somerset as part of an awareness campaign during National Air Ambulance Week. National Air Ambulance Week (NAAW) takes between 22–28 September and is an initiative put together by the Association of Air Ambulances (AAA) which unites not only air ambulance charities from…
Novelty, pedigree and obedience classes will offer something for every pooch, so put a date in your doggy diary and join the fun at the John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation (JTYAF) companion dog show on 27 September. It will be held at West Parley Memorial Hall, Christchurch Road, West Parley. Entries 9.30am, judging starts at…
Dorset Police is saying goodbye to one of its most well-known dogs who is retiring following a successful eight-and-a-half year canine career.
Employees from across Borough of Poole will be getting on their bikes this month as part of the Momentum Cycle Challenge 2014
Local people are being asked to give their views on proposed changes to the mobile library service in Poole. Following approval from the Council in July, residents are now being consulted on their use of the mobile library service, as well as being asked for their ideas on alternative services that may be put into…
Dawn French’s the Queen of British comedy, is now bringing her first ever solo tour to Lighthouse, Poole’s Centre for the Arts for two nights from 21-22 November. An extra night has been added for the award-winning actor, best-selling novelist and all round very funny lady’s new show, based on her life and career, called…
Patrick Ellis, 44, has been appointed as the council’s new assistant chief executive, and will take up the post in January. He will help to implement the wide-ranging ‘Forward Together’ change programme and re-shape how the council delivers services. Patrick is currently head of business improvement at West Sussex County Council, where he has had…
Over 40 staff at the Haskins Garden Centres have become Dementia Friends after attending sessions presented by Ruth Crosland, a volunteer Dementia Friends champion from the Alzheimer’s Society.
Dorset Police are offering reassurance to residents in Bournemouth following three incidents in which three people sustained knife injuries. On Monday 8 September, Dorset Police responded to two incidents in the Springbourne and Pokesdown areas of Bournemouth. At 1.32am officers attended a domestic related incident in Seabourne Road and located a 55-year-old man with stab…
The Mayor of Dorchester, Peter Mann, has announced his support for growing the first ‘grass free lawn’ in Dorchester’s Borough Gardens as the subject of the 2014/15 Mayoral Appeal.
In a project supported by Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT), Dorchester Town Council, The Heritage Lottery Fund, and the Gardens Group, both wildlife and people are set to benefit from a lawn grown from a variety of different flowering plants, rather than grass. Members of the local community are being invited to collect their free seeds, compost and trays to grow plants at home, which will be included in the grass free lawn at Dorchester Borough Gardens next year.
