Diverse Abilities, the only charity in Dorset that supports children and adults with profound physical and learning disabilities, and their families, is giving the Dorset community the opportunity to start a rewarding career and make a difference to adults with disabilities in the local area. The charity is inviting local people looking for a new…
Thanks to Ferndown Rotary Club, Dorset is just a short step away from having its own copper of the year, the first ever in the county. And it could be the precursor to an annual event that Rotary International in Britain and Ireland (RIBI) aims to extend to cover the nation.
The Thomson Airways 10 Year Birthday Charity Ball – attended by pilots, cabin crew and medics – has raised over £13,000 for Bournemouth Hospital Charity.
Lewis-Manning Hospice in Poole has announced the appointment to its Board of Jacqueline Swift, who is currently both Chair of Health Education Wessex and a Deputy Lieutenant for Dorset
For just £5, drivers aged 70 and over are being offered a two-hour theory session to update their driving knowledge.
The sessions are organised by Dorset County Council and are run by a road safety professional in a friendly environment.
The husband and family of a woman who went missing from a cross channel ferry have made a public appeal – three years after she disappeared.
Bournemouth Council has 208 candidates in the Local Elections and there are 12 candidates across the two Bournemouth Constituencies for the General Election. The 208 candidates in the Local Elections, representing a number of parties and also independent candidates, are contesting 54 seats across 18 wards. There are 54 Conservatives, 50 Labour, 37 Green, 26…
A record number of candidates will be standing in the forthcoming local council elections in Poole. A total of 173 candidates will contest 42 seats across 16 wards representing a number of political parties and also independents. The number of candidates for the local elections are: * 42 Green * 41 Conservative * 31 Liberal…
A former Canford School pupil will be making history in tomorrow’s (Saturday 11 April) landmark Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race. The women’s crews are competing on the Tideway for the first time on the same day as the men’s event. Captaining the Oxford crew is Old Canfordian Anastasia Chitty, who is also President of the…
Wimborne’s Michael Burr will be returning to Dorset this month when he plays the lead male role in Essence of Ireland at Bournemouth’s Pavilion Theatre. As a child, Michael trained at Studio One (Dorset’s Centre of Performing Arts) under the guidance of Principal Denise Booth, before leaving to further his career in dance and musical…
