Two Bournemouth students were given a great honour when they were asked to place a wreath at the Menin Gates in memory of all those who fought in the First World War.
The students, Maisie Dillamore-Ward and Andrew Hyde, laid the wreath on behalf of their two schools, Avonbourne and Harewood colleges, as part of a school trip to the First World War battlefields.
Green fingered residents in Poole can now sign up to next year’s garden waste service which has been extended to include an additional three collections. Following feedback from residents, Cabinet agreed to extend the scheme for 2016 by a further six weeks, increasing collections from 19 to 22. Collections are fortnightly, running from February to…
One of the South’s leading alternative schools has won a landmark planning appeal that paves the way for it to strengthen its long-term education of older teenage pupils.
Ringwood Waldorf School, a centre for Steiner teaching, has gained formal approval to build a two-storey extension housing four classrooms, a science lab, music, art and staff rooms, and library space.
A talented apprentice from Dorset is in the running to win a prestigious national title for young painters and decorators.
Ben Deer has won through to the final of Crown Paints’ prestigious Crown Trade Apprentice Decorator of the Year competition and will now compete for the UK title at a major industry event with a £1,000 first prize up for grabs.
When the new International chairman and immediate Past President of Verwood Rotary Club, Clive Grove, was made aware of the plight of the victims of the Nepalese earthquake and their need for warm clothing for the winter season, he resolved to do something about it. Clive had links with Nepal in that he had spent…
Highcliffe Castle welcomes all visitors but if you are a relative of the American magnate, Harry Gordon Selfridge, who lived at the castle between 1916 and the mid 1920s, then you are bound to get an extra special welcome. And that was what happened when Allison Selfridge visited recently.
Breathe Bright Rest Easy, a local group created to benefit sufferers of respiratory conditions, and the Dyson Foundation have provided the Royal Bournemouth Hospital (RBH) with 10 state of the art Dyson fans for patients on the respiratory wards.
Family-owned care home provider Colten Care has begun site work on a new office hub in Ringwood, Hampshire.
The expanding business is locating most of the support services for its entire homes portfolio on part of a 17-acre former industrial site in Christchurch Road on the south side of the town.
Craig Lammiman, 36 from Poole has landed the top job as sales and marketing director with Biggin Hill based Oriens Aviation. The distributor for the Swiss manufactured Pilatus PC-12 executive aircraft, has just invested $14 million to buy three of the nine-seat aircraft from the factory ready for owners in 2016. To sell aircraft worth…
In a unique addition to this year’s Marshwood Arts Awards, Lord Bath, who recently starred in the BBC documentary series, All Change at Longleat, met with organisers of the South West based Arts initiative, to choose his favourite piece of work from the exhibition. The exhibition is comprised of work from artists and makers in six different disciplines.
