Supporters raise more than £300,000 for Minstead Trust
People with learning difficulties have continued to be supported during lockdown, thanks to the work of the Minstead Trust.
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Yo ho ho! – summer panto fun at Christchurch Regent
With so many theatres being unable to stage pantos this Christmas and New Year, you thought you were going to have to wait more than a year before you could enjoy a production – oh yes you did!
Bournemouth Parks Foundation appeals for donations to increase wildflower planting
Taking a walk during lockdown was the one thing that kept us sane, and it was during this time that we really came to appreciate our local parks.
Priest’s House Museum receives £115,000 Lottery funding
Lottery funding has come to the rescue of The Priest’s House Museum, the Museum of East Dorset, which re-opens in October.
Bank Holiday Sunday call outs keep Poole lifeboat busy
Poole’s inshore lifeboat was out and about on the water on Bank Holiday Sunday (30 August).
Dorset firefighter to tackle 10 marathons in 10 days
One marathon is more than enough for most of us, but Dorset firefighter Steve Peel is to embark on the challenge of running 10 marathons – in 10 days.
Free ferry travel for Forest Holme hospice nurse
Palliative Care community nurse Josie Armstrong is now able to visit patients living on the Isle of Purbeck without incurring ferry costs, thanks to the generosity of The Sandbanks Ferry Company.
Yachts breaks loose in Poole Harbour during Storm Francis
With a south-westerly gusting strongly on 25 August as Storm Francis hit Poole Harbour the inevitable happened: two yachts broke away from their moorings and a dinghy capsized.
£28,000 donation adds new ‘platform’ to Dorset Mind
The local mental health charity, Dorset Mind, has received £28,000 in funding from the Talbot Village Trust.
Amputee veterans conquer 1,000-mile cycle ride to raise awareness of MND
A group of 10 amputee veterans have smashed through an epic cycle ride from John O’Groats to Land’s End in just 13 days to raise awareness of Motor Neurone Disease