Langside School, a charity run special school for pupils aged two to 19 with profound and multiple disabilities run by Diverse Abilities, are getting in the festive spirit on Saturday 28 November by hosting a Christmas Fayre from 2-4pm, and would like to invite the local community to join them in a day of festive-fuelled fun!…
There may be a problem this Christmas – some of Santa’s reindeer are missing! The Teddy Bear Museum in Dorchester, which is Britain’s only museum devoted entirely to teddy bears, has been delightfully decorated for a vintage Christmas celebration, complete with a special Christmas story to guide visitors around the house. But, the teddy bears…
Connie Moody proved a big shot when her care home hosted a visit from Poole Field Gun Display team.
The 89-year-old was invited to load a handmade, full-size replica of a Royal Navy field gun, which was being shown off to residents at Colten Care’s Amberwood House in Ferndown.
With the festive season almost upon us, visitors to the Royal Bournemouth Hospital (RBH) will have the opportunity to remember a loved one by sponsoring a light on the Tree of Lights.
From 9am on Friday 20 November, Dorset Police held a live 24-hour Tweetathon which showed a typical day in the Force. The @dorsetpolice account tweeted basic details of every enquiry and issue received into the Force via 999, 101, online contact methods, enquiry offices or referred by partner agencies. The event gave the public an…
Alastair Reid, headmaster of Ballard School has paid tribute to Jonah Lumo who died on 18 November aged 40. He said, “Ballard School was devastated to hear of the death of rugby star, Jonah Lumo. We flew the New Zealand flag at half-mast out of respect and also remembered him in our Senior Assembly on…
The Christchurch and District Concert Band, arranged for a show of solidarity when they heard that a member, flautist Anneyce Knight, had been diagnosed with breast cancer. Shortly after starting chemotherapy, Anneyce’s hair began to fall out and she decided to have it all shaved off. Steff Emmett, Director of Music said, “Anneyce told me her hair had started to come out in clumps and had made the decision to have the rest of it shaved off.
Officers are becoming increasingly concerned for the welfare of a missing Dorchester woman and are appealing for the public’s help to find her. Anna Szewczyk, 40 and originally from Poland, was last seen on Tuesday 20 October 2015 by neighbours in Meadow View, in the Charminster area of Dorchester. She is described as white, five…
Health and social care consumer champions, Healthwatch Dorset, along with Routes to Roots, recently held an event which gave homeless people in Poole the opportunity to see a dentist for a check-up and receive some useful advice and information. Routes to Roots, a homeless support group in Poole, spoke to Healthwatch Dorset several months ago…
Child sexual exploitation, drugs & alcohol, youth empowerment and knife crime were explored as part of the Dorset Police and Crime Commissioners youth conference. The event attracted over 140 secondary school students, teachers and youth groups from across the county. The annual event which this year took place at Kingston Maurward College in Dorchester was…
