Day: February 19, 2016

Trading standards officers are warning Dorset residents about copycat websites dealing with applications and renewals of Blue Badge disabled parking permits.

Bournemouth Chamber of Trade and Commerce’s (BCTC) 100th year celebrations are set to kick-off with a sensational Rio themed carnival in less than one months’ time. Featuring the sights and sounds of Brazil, the party will take place on Thursday 10 of March at Bournemouth International Centre.The event will be a one-of-a-kind gathering to mark 100…

Diverse Abilities, Dorset’s disability charity, is delighted to have received a grant of £18,178 from the Talbot Village Trust for new hoists at the charity’s special school Langside, for children aged two to 19 with disabilities. The grant of £18,178 will purchase 14 new hoists for the children to use when at school, which helps…

An innovative new treatment for ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease has revolutionised care for patients at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital (RBH).

A man who downloaded almost 24,000 indecent images of children has been jailed for two years and nine months.

Residents at Colten Care homes in Dorset have celebrated The Queen’s achievement as the longest reigning monarch in British history.

Last Friday extreme sport enthusiasts of Ringwood got the chance to use their brand new skatepark and it’s not been empty since. The only drawback to its popularity is that not everyone can use it at once, so there is some waiting around. Even so, the comment from those using the park is unanimous, “It’s…

Drones could revolutionise policing in the same way that the introduction of police radios did in the 1960s. That’s according to Dorset’s Police and Crime Commissioner who believes drones have a key role to play in the fight against crime and protecting the public. The county’s police force is one the few across England and…

A Dorset law firm is helping the county’s largest conservation charity to reach out to the public with the latest in a series of substantial donations.