Day: July 31, 2014

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Fashionistas raise funds

Over £600 was raised at a fashion show arranged by M&Co in aid of the charities Cllr Robin Cook, chairman of East Dorset District Council is supporting. The Alzheimer’s Society, Friends of Victoria Hospital Wimborne and Cancer Research UK will all benefit from the event.

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Money sails to £1,300!

A charity tea party and three open gardens in Manor Road, Verwood on 28 June raised the incredible amount of £1,300. The funds will be split between New Forest and District Sailability based at Spinnaker Sailing Club, Ringwood and Tom Harper Sailing, which supports a young Wimborne-based quadriplegic sailor who sails competitively and also designs…

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Dorset news

East Dorset combine harvester blaze

A combine harvester was destroyed after catching fire in a field in Witchampton on Wednesday 30 July at around 3.10pm. Crews from Wimborne and Cranborne were joined by two appliances from Poole and Ferndown in tackling the fire which spread to approximately half an acre of cut field. Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus brought the fire…

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New seven-day speech and language therapy service

The Speech and Language Therapy Team (SALT) at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital is leading the way in Dorset as the first to offer a seven-day service, enabling patients to be assessed more quickly and when needed. Many patients admitted to the hospital suffer from dysphagia (difficulty with swallowing) which can happen for a number of…

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