Sixth form students from Bournemouth’s LeAF Federation – Oak Academy and LeAF Studio – celebrated an excellent set of A-level results on 13 August. 95% of them achieved A* to E grades in the academic subjects studied and a further 100% in vocational courses. Executive Principal, Gill Blanshard, said: “Our post-16 students have done incredibly…
Earlier this year, Din Of Ecstasy released Traditional Dark the ninth album from songwriter Jinder available on CD and download from all good retailers. Traditional Dark is a stark, stunning and concise album, showcasing Jinder’s unique brand of dark, storytelling songwriting. The critically acclaimed first single from the album, Boil The World was released in December 2014, and…
Diverse Abilities, Dorset’s disability charity, launched its Lilypad Appeal to many of its supporters at the Italian Villa this week.
A scheme which checks on the welfare of people being held in police custody is marking its 20th anniversary.
Florence House, Dorset HealthCare’s Perinatal Unit, has recently teamed up with Lush Cosmetics to help provide new mothers with some well deserved pampering during their stay at the unit to help them relax and recuperate. The Florence House team, which provides mental health support for new mothers, found that often mothers arrived at the unit…
Avonbourne Trust is celebrating some of its best ever GCSE results. The Trust is an early adopter of the government’s new Progress 8 performance measure – which will be introduced for all secondary schools from next year. Avonbourne College has scored +2.5 in Progress 8, which means far more students are exceeding the level they…
The Tigers Freefall Parachute Display Team had a bit of a dilemma just before the start of the Bournemouth Air Show. Their new sponsors’ badges needed to be sewn onto their jumpsuits and they hadn’t got a needle and thread between them! Luckily Monika and Kat at Sew It Seams in West Parley, were happy…
Barrie and Sheila Smith of Mayfield Close have been announced as the winners of the main category for Best Front Garden in the Ferndown In Bloom competition and have received the shield and £100 worth of Haskins vouchers.
The UK’s leading marine charity says 2015 has been another bumper year for jellyfish sightings in UK seas. The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) says the massive barrel jellyfish have appeared in record numbers for a second consecutive year, whilst in July huge numbers of mauve stingers were reported off Guernsey, and the potentially dangerous Portuguese…
Branch Chairman Grant Parrott (left) with Chaplain Ralph Dodds Branch Chairman Grant Parrott (left) with Chaplain Ralph DoddsFollowing the departure of Rev Lawrie Clow to a new parish in Buckinghamshire, Ferndown Royal British Legion have appointed Ralph Dodds, Lt Commander RN (retired) and lay reader at All Saints Church at Hampreston as their new branch chaplain.
