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Verwood’s new Morrisons creates 50 new jobs

Morrisons new store in Verwood has opened creating 50 new jobs. The store on Chiltern Drive is a Craft Skills Academy with staff trained in a range of traditional skills such as butchery, fishmongery, bakery and flower arranging. The new supermarket is the consequence of a deal struck between East Dorset District Council and Morrisons…

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Poole Grammar achieves accolade for food culture

Schools across the South West who have transformed their food culture by serving healthy, fresh meals whilst providing pupils with the opportunity to cook, grow and visit farms, were celebrated at the Food for Life Partnership’s (FFLP) School Award ceremony. Poole Grammar School received the programme’s highest accolade, their gold FFLP award, one of only…

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Dorset PCC and Force salute volunteers

An event to celebrate the support and work that Dorset Police receives from volunteers was held in Bovington Park on Friday 3 October. It was also an opportunity for Dorset’s Police and Crime Commissioner Martyn Underhill and the Force to thank the hundreds of police volunteers who give up their free time to support their…

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Bob Walter MP meets local businesses at Southampton Boat Show

MP Bob Walter met representative of three marine companies based in his North Dorset constituency at the PSP Southampton Boat Show. Dometic Ltd (Blandford St Mary), Fischer Panda UK (Verwood) and Q Marine (Charlton Marshall), are members of the British Marine Federation (BMF). Bob also had the opportunity to chat with Dorset-based Sunseeker International’s Marketing…

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Swanage Pier given fresh lick of paint

Historic Swanage Pier is sporting a smart new look thanks to volunteers from a Dorset accountancy firm. A 21-strong team from Princecroft Willis (PcW) gave up their Saturday to prepare and paint the railings of the Grade II listed structure which was built in 1895. They managed to cover 105 metres in less than six…

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Morrisons to open on Monday

Verwood’s new Morrisons supermarket is opening on Monday 6 October. There will be a ribbon cutting ceremony at 7.50am carried out by the Mayor Councillor Pat Morrow and attended by the Verwood and District Chamber of Trade.

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School cooks challenged by Sainsbury’s

Sainsbury’s Ferndown is calling for schools in the Ferndown and surrounding areas to cook up a treat as part of the Active Kids Superstar Cooks competition for the chance to win £10,000 of new kitchen equipment and an exclusive dance lesson with competition judge Ashley Banjo of Diversity. Active Kids Superstar Cooks challenges pupils to…

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Cyclists support Bournemouth Hospital heart unit

Over 160 cyclists saddled up for Bournemouth Hospital Charity’s first Pedal Power event on Sunday, raising money to fund equipment for the Heart Unit. Taking place in the New Forest, the fundraisers cycled either 10km, 50km or a gruelling 100km in the glorious sunshine. Many of the cyclists work for the hospital Trust or were…

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