Annette Brooke, MP for Mid Dorset and North Poole has joined the fight against breast cancer by taking part in Breast Cancer Campaign’s biggest (and pinkest) fundraiser, wear it pink day. Over the last 10 years wear it pink has raised a staggering £23 million and on Friday 25 October 2013 people will come together…
Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance (DSAA) is urging the public to help them raise funds and awareness during National Air Ambulance Week (NAAW) which takes place between 23 and 29 September. NAAW is an initiative put together by the Association of Air Ambulances (AAA), the organisation which unites not only Air Ambulance charities from across…
“I am greatly privileged to be able to perform two very pleasant duties on 21 September. As town mayor, I will have the honour of leading the carnival parade, which starts at the Parkside Industrial Estate at 2pm and travels into the town centre.
The Regent Centre in Christchurch enters an exciting new phase in its development, as the Board of Directors have taken the decision to strengthen staffing levels with the appointment of the Regent’s first ever deputy manager, Felicity Crabb. Appointed on 3 September, she will be supporting the manager, Eliot Walker and will have particular responsibility…
Ferndown girl Lucy Brain has continued her success in triathlon. After winning her age group in the South West of England she had a strong performance in the Nationals and has been selected to join the South West Academy. This is a group of the best 12 young triathletes in the South West of England…
Ferndown has won two silver awards in this year’s Britain in Bloom competition: one for the town centre and one for facilities around the town. Help is now needed to turn 6,300 bulbs into a host of golden daffodils.
A dedicated housekeeper whose role it is to ensure high standards of infection control are maintained at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital has been named the Trust’s Unsung Hero of 2013.
Magdalena Taranowska was presented with her award during the Trust’s Staff Excellence Awards evening on Thursday 5 September.
The Dorset Road Safe Partnership project ‘no excuse’ team worked with colleagues from the Hampshire Safer Road units last night along the A31. They actively targeted bad and inconsiderate drivers after both counties had received complaints from the public about driving standards on the road. The team, accompanied by representatives from the media, carried out…
Congratulations to Marcus Lovesey aged 14 who has learning difficulties and a +10 eyesight, who won the Category III Championships at Dorset Golf & Country Club on 2 September.
A 33-year-old Bournemouth man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and is being held in custody. His arrest follows the sudden death of a man who was found with serious head injuries at a house on Luckham Road, Strouden Park on 7 September. The victim, 42-year-old Rodger Tett, was taken straight to Southampton General…
