Year: 2013

The number of thefts from vehicles across Dorset has increased by 12.3% from April 2012 to 27 January 2013. This is an increase of 355 offences.
Between 1 and 27 January there have been 13 reported break-ins to cars parked at beauty spot locations across Dorset – including rural car parks in Cerne Abbas, Bridport, Blandford, Wimborne and Wareham.

The WWF (formerly World Wildlife Fund) is launching an innovative new mobile network tomorrow, 31 January 2013.
For the first time, people in the UK with a passion for the environment and wildlife can generate funds for conservation every time they use their mobile phone. And it won’t cost them a penny extra.

Amanda and Hannah Arkell, local business women and owners of the children’s boutiques, Belle Enfants, are very proud to have been chosen as finalists in the National Footwear awards in not one but two categories: Best Independent Children’s Shoe Shop and Best New Independent Children’s Shoe Shop.

The Christchurch and East Dorset Partnership has made an announcement about its accommodation needs following speculation about its future plans.
Having looked at four possible options, an officer working group has identified that the best one would be to have the majority of staff located in the current civic offices in Christchurch with a smaller civic hub to be built in Wimborne, and to dispose of the existing offices at Furzehill.

To mark Dignity Action Day, ‘Dignity Champions’ at Dorset HealthCare have arranged for Dignity Trees to be placed at sites across the county – including Alderney Hospital in Poole, the Diabetes Department at Dorchester Hospital and the Forston Clinic near Dorchester. The Dignity Trees are platforms for staff and the public to share their opinions, by writing comments on leaves and attaching them to the Dignity Tree.

A Bournemouth school is celebrating after being judged the best performing school in Dorset for giving its students the most value from their education. The recently published secondary school league tables show Oakmead Technology College had the highest ‘value added’ score across Bournemouth, Poole and Dorset. This score is given to reflect how schools are…

Members of the School Council at Trinity CE (VA) First School in Verwood made a visit to their local town council offices. The Mayor, Cllr Simon Gibson and the Town Clerk, Mrs V Bright answered any questions from the children regarding how the council functions. The children gave information on their fund raising activities and…

The new state-of-the-art 3G all-weather sports pitch, providing a football and rugby small-sided match and training facility, has been opened at Potterne Park in Verwood.
The facility was opened in dramatic style by Bournemouth FC player Matt Tubbs who kicked a ball at a specially-adapted goal releasing black and white balloons into the air.