Following a three week consultation, the Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner has received overwhelming support from residents to raise the policing element of the council tax to provide extra funding to police the county. The commissioner asked whether residents would be prepared to pay an extra £3.74 per year (based on a band D household)…
Students at 39 schools across Dorset have been voting this week to elect two members of the UK Youth Parliament.
Twelve candidates are standing on issues ranging from protecting youth services in Dorset, to work opportunities for young people, to raising the awareness of mental health issues in young people.
Some of the world’s leading peace envoys are set to speak at an International Summit being held in Cornwall this month.
Staff and fundraisers have celebrated a record breaking donation of £14,109.19p collected at Stewarts Garden Centres in Christchurch and Broomhill near Wimborne.
Dedicated Swanage Railway volunteers are celebrating the heritage line carrying a record-breaking 217,080 passengers during 2015
A rare German doll is to be sold by Lawrences Auctioneers of Crewkerne. Consigned for sale by a local client who had inherited the doll, it was made by well known manufacturer Kammer & Reinhardt in Germany. “It has the unusual feature of a closed mouth, something which is uncommon in porcelain head dolls,” says…
The Bournemouth and Poole Holocaust Memorial Day Committee has held their annual act of commemoration at Bournemouth International Centre for the first time. Taking place on Sunday 31 January, the afternoon brought together a huge number of people from across the local community and beyond. Tributes were made to all those who were killed or persecuted…
Anyone wishing to get rid of unwanted items or on the hunt for something can come along to two free Give or Take Days taking place in the area. The events will be at the Somerford Alliance Resource Centre, 20 Southey Road, Christchurch on Monday 15 February and at Leigh Park Community Centre, Gordon Road,…
Dorset police officers carried out an operation to address local concerns about dangerous driving in the Charminster area of Bournemouth. The operation took place in January 2016, in response in response to concerns from residents, councillors and schools over dangerous driving in the area. Officers from Neighbourhood Policing Teams (NPTs) across Bournemouth joined forces with…
The New Forest’s popular volunteer fair enjoyed its most successful year ever as hundreds flocked to the annual event. Over 500 people came along to search for their perfect volunteer role among the hundreds offered by the 46 local organisations attending. Exhibitors at the event, which was organised by the New Forest National Park Authority,…
