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CashUnity winner will jet off on holiday!

The third winner of CashUnity, Mrs Michelle Gerchen from West Moors has decided to put her £1,000 prize towards a family holiday.
There were a few tense moments after Michelle was told she had won the March draw because she thought she had lost her receipt, but as luck would have it, she had pinned it safely to the entry card after entering online.

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Winner’s generosity benefits charities

Ben Pulford, one of mags4dorset’s directors crashed Hiker & Co’s Saturday Bash on Forest FM 92.3 on 12 April to talk about CashUnity. Hiker was intrigued when he heard that his co-presenter Michelin Mike had scooped £1,000 prize in CashUnity and wanted to find out more. Hiker (foreground) is pictured with Michelin Mike and Ben…

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First students consulted for new 6th form facilities

As part of Bournemouth’s Bishop Of Winchester Academy’s £14.5 million investment in teaching facilities, the new 6th Form Centre is due to be completed for the first cohort of 6thFormers starting in September. Vice Principal, Paul Holman, and Head of 6th Form, Caroline Kurtulan, took some of the students who will become the Academy’s first 6th Formers in…

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1500 acres of outstanding wildlife habitat purchased

Thanks to the outstanding grant of £2.7 million from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and £2 million from local fundraising, Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) and its partners have now purchased 20 lots (almost 1500 acres) of outstanding wildlife habitat as part of the major new conservation project in east Dorset, Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch, ‘The Great Heath Living Landscape’.

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Throwing off suits and ties for Stars in Their Eyes

By day they’re smartly dressed professionals with one of Dorset’s leading accountancy firms. But by night the six-strong team from Princecroft Willis (PcW) have become members of hit 70s pop group, Village People. Ben Steers, Richard Armstrong, Ryan Laming, Nathan Lake and brothers Tom and Mike O’Sullivan adopted the distinctive personas for a charity ‘Stars…

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Vodka cups keep spirits high

Almost 650 lots of silver went under the hammer on the first day of Lawrences’ Spring Fine Art auction on 8 April. Collectors showed themselves to be keen on buying at every level of the market with little left unsold. An unusual early 19th century marrow scoop set the tone of the day early on by…

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Main attractions promoted using strong links

The Chairman of East Dorset District Council, Cllr Malcolm Birr, held a Civic Day for mayors and chairmen from other local authorities in order to promote East Dorset’s business and tourist attractions James Hassett, East Dorset District Council’s Head of Growth and Economy, gave a talk on the value of private and public cooperation within the…

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