Borough of Poole has announced that it has to make additional savings of £12 million over a three year period from April 2017. The news comes after last month’s Local Government Financial Settlement revealed that central government revenue funding for local services in Poole will reduce from £15 million each year to zero by 2019.…
Ferndown Forest Golf Club Seniors Section retiring Captain Roy Matthews presented a cheque for £1820 to Peter Guest of the Youth Cancer Trust at the recent AGM of the Seniors Section.The Youth Cancer Trust was the Senior Sections nominated charity for 2015. The 2016 Captain Ron Wallington has selected as his Charity for 2016 “Future…
The Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (RBCH) is educating staff about the importance of providing British Sign Language (BSL) interpreters to deaf patients. While the Trust has offered the free service for several years, new research by staff working in the Trust’s Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS) has shown it isn’t being…
He only took up powerlifting two years ago but Bournemouth teenager Farris Collins is already a Commonwealth gold medal winner and British record holder. The LeAF Stpdio student has returned home triumphant from the Commonwealth Powerlifting Championships, which were held in Vancouver, Canada. The rising star, who competes in the Sub-Junior 93kg category, won gold…
Detectives in Bournemouth are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward following a robbery in the town. Officers were called this morning at 11.07am, (Wednesday 20 January), following reports that a security officer had been robbed outside Natwest Bank in Castlepoint. It is believed two offenders stole an empty cash box. The…
Dorset’s apples and pears may soon be available in the USA after regulatory authorities in Washington published new rules that would allow the product on American shelves.
Following its recent opening, the new Rick Stein restaurant in Sandbanks has donated nearly £2,000 to nearby charity Lewis-Manning Hospice.
Officers are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward after a man was bitten by a dog in Poole. The victim, who lives locally, was walking along Sandy Lane in Upton between 9am and 10am on Friday 15 January when a dog jumped up and bit his ring finger. He suffered serious…
Police in Dorchester are appealing for witnesses to come forward after nine clay pigeon traps were stolen. Sometime between 5pm on Thursday 7 January and 8am on Friday 8 January, thieves stole nine clay pigeon traps from the Southern Counties Shooting ground at Wardon Hill. Each of the traps were bolted to a wooden pallet…
Diverse Abilities, Dorset’s disability charity, has been supporting Ian Downton, now age 50, since he was three years old. Without the provision of the charity and its support workers he would not have the fulfilled life that he does now.
