Competitors taking part in this weekend’s Ringwood Brewery Pedal Car Grand Prix were given the opportunity to test run their vehicles in the grounds of Christchurch Hospital. A temporary race circuit was set up at the hospital and was enjoyed by some of the 34 pedal cars that will take part in the event this…
Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) is urging local communities to work together to help stop the spread of invasive Himalayan balsam, which smothers and destroys native plants such as purple loosestrife and meadowsweet.
Were you on holiday in Crete on 18 June and if so did you visit the Souda Bay Cemetery, to the east of Chania? A visitor’s book shows that missing Denbigh man Robert Arthur Jones visited the World War II cemetery on this date and North Wales Police, who are assisting the Greek authorities, are keen…
The Purbeck Marathon is forging ahead with a number of new initiatives for 2014 and beyond. Safety is a crucial part of any distance race and is especially important at the Purbeck Marathon due the nature and remoteness of much of the course. The Purbeck Marathon is setting up a First Aid course for those…
Annette Brooke, MP for Mid Dorset and North Poole, joined Cancer Research UK scientists in Westminster to find out more about the charity’s inspiring new plan to accelerate progress and help save more lives in the South West. She was there to find out the part she could play in helping to achieve Cancer Research UK’s ambition…
Following last night’s (Tuesday) Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee meeting, Borough of Poole has agreed to support public consultation on proposals for new services that could replace the existing mobile library. The mobile library currently provides a service to residents living in sheltered housing and residential homes, and to residents living in parts of Poole…
The UK’s leading marine charity, the Marine Conservation Society (MCS), says recent figures showing the highest amounts of litter on British beaches in twenty years have prompted it to launch a mass beach participation event ‘The Great British Beach Clean’. The charity is looking for volunteers to put their names forward this month, ready to…
Mayor of Christchurch in 2013/14, Cllr John Lofts, has presented his three nominated charities with cheques amounting to £5,250.
Lewis-Manning Hospice was presented with a cheque for £4,000 this week from The Sunshade Appeal, which made the donation from money raised at its sell-out Mayflower Charity Ball, held in May at the Royal Motor Yacht Club. The Sunshade Appeal exists to support the treatment of cancer within Dorset Hospitals. A charity in its own…
A Dorset business owner is undertaking the ultimate test of endurance to help a cancer charity and to inspire his children. David Wood, a 35-year-old father of three, is competing in Ironman UK to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support. The event, which takes place in Bolton on 20 July, will see 2,500 hardy competitors swim…