Diverse Abilities, Dorset’s disability charity, is delighted to have received a grant of £18,178 from the Talbot Village Trust for new hoists at the charity’s special school Langside, for children aged two to 19 with disabilities. The grant of £18,178 will purchase 14 new hoists for the children to use when at school, which helps…
An innovative new treatment for ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease has revolutionised care for patients at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital (RBH).
A man who downloaded almost 24,000 indecent images of children has been jailed for two years and nine months.
Residents at Colten Care homes in Dorset have celebrated The Queen’s achievement as the longest reigning monarch in British history.
Last Friday extreme sport enthusiasts of Ringwood got the chance to use their brand new skatepark and it’s not been empty since. The only drawback to its popularity is that not everyone can use it at once, so there is some waiting around. Even so, the comment from those using the park is unanimous, “It’s…
Drones could revolutionise policing in the same way that the introduction of police radios did in the 1960s. That’s according to Dorset’s Police and Crime Commissioner who believes drones have a key role to play in the fight against crime and protecting the public. The county’s police force is one the few across England and…
A Dorset law firm is helping the county’s largest conservation charity to reach out to the public with the latest in a series of substantial donations.
The City of London Police’s Intellectual Property Crime Unit [PIPCU] has this morning (18 February) arrested a man in Dorset as part of an ongoing investigation into the online sale of counterfeit airbags to the public. As a result of this enquiry officers have alerted 680 people believed to have made purchases from an individual…
Criticism has been voiced following the stapling of notices to trees on Poor Common in Ferndown, whilst the noticeboards have been left bare. Resident Tony Brown who knows the area well, said, “I think the signs spoil the ambience and aesthetics of the woodland walk. I appreciate the requests on the posters but why the…
Bournemouth University (BU) third year students are making ‘twiddle mitts’ for patients living with dementia at The Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (RBCH), but as the ‘twiddle mitts’ are in constant demand they want natty knitters to pick up their needles and help knit more.
