Fur Free Friday: celebs back call to end “cruel” suffering
Ahead of Fur Free Friday, an international day of action on 23 November, celebrities are speaking out against the “cruel” suffering of animals killed for the fur trade.
Ahead of Fur Free Friday, an international day of action on 23 November, celebrities are speaking out against the “cruel” suffering of animals killed for the fur trade.
Residents and staff at family-owned Colten Care including its 11 care homes in Dorset have raised more than £5,000 for Children in Need.
On Children in Need Day on Friday 16 November between 10am – 12pm, local ukulele band, Uke Box Glory, entertained the crowds in Christchurch High Street outside the Regent Centre.
For one week only, donation to Brendoncare will be doubled at no extra cost, doubling the doors opened to seven days of friendship and support for thousands of older people.
A new community initiative in Corfe Mullen has been created for the benefit of the elderly, vulnerable and infirm who need help around the house.
A team of ambulance clinicians from the south west has been honoured for their innovative work in cancer care.
Family and friends joined forces on 2 November for a gala fund-raising event inspired by the life-saving heart treatment received by a Bournemouth toddler.
Talbot Village Trust has provided Dorset Blind Association with £10,000 to enable the charity to open a new shop in Christchurch town centre.
Pupils and staff at a specialist Dorset school have a more colourful building thanks to their new care home neighbours.
To mark the 100th anniversary of the end of World War One, Ferndown saw the launch of thousands of poppies from the Barrington Centre in Penny’s Walk on 27 October.