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Report by Janine Pulford Attended by Angus Campbell, the Lord-Lieutenant for Dorset and guest celebrity Michael Medwin OBE, a moving concert that combined traditional variety and remembrance took place at the Hub in Verwood on 2 November. Variety Remembrance led the audience on a journey through the last 100 years to commemorate those who gave…
YELLOW Buses will be observing a two-minute silence on both Remembrance Sunday and Armistice Day as a mark of respect for Britain’s war heroes.
A North Dorset man has been jailed for six years for causing the death of a 68-year-old man by careless driving while unfit through drink.
Bournemouth hotelier Rosie Wallace ‘took the plunge’ for a charity close to her heart – launching herself off the 820ft pier zip wire, dressed as a witch.
Rosie, the general manager of the Days Hotel Marsham Court in Russell Cotes Road, took to the skies on Halloween, raising £468.75 for the children’s mobility charity STEPS.
Wimborne Town notched up their fourth straight victory in all competitions with a memorable win at Dorchester Town in the FA Trophy last weekend. Unavailability of key central defenders meant Wimborne entered the fray with a remarkably youthful back line, pitched up against higher level opposition.
Well done to Isabella Gibson (red belt) on gaining her first medal in Birmingham at the National Junior Ju-Jitsu championships held on Saturday 25 October, Isabella from Ferndown Ju-Jitsu Club aged six said, “This was my first National competition and it was very hard work also I have made lots of new friends.”
Stephen Lamberth’s Tae Kwon Do Schools are celebrating an astonishing year. Over 350 new coloured belts were awarded to club members in the grading tests. There were also two black belt gradings and a 100% pass rate. Also in October, students John Taylor, Auryn Liddiard, Peter Cockburn and Stephen Phillips achieved the rank of first…
BJ Waltho, qualified nurse of 36 years and Associate Director of Operations for the Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch hospitals, has been elected Vice Chair of Congress for the Royal College of Nursing (RCN). The annual debating forum is the nursing showcase of the year for thousands of nurses, midwives, healthcare assistants and nursing students. It…