Annette Brooke, MP for Mid Dorset and North Poole, joined Cancer Research UK scientists in Westminster to find out more about the charity’s inspiring new plan to accelerate progress and help save more lives in the South West. She was there to find out the part she could play in helping to achieve Cancer Research UK’s ambition…
Following last night’s (Tuesday) Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee meeting, Borough of Poole has agreed to support public consultation on proposals for new services that could replace the existing mobile library. The mobile library currently provides a service to residents living in sheltered housing and residential homes, and to residents living in parts of Poole…
The UK’s leading marine charity, the Marine Conservation Society (MCS), says recent figures showing the highest amounts of litter on British beaches in twenty years have prompted it to launch a mass beach participation event ‘The Great British Beach Clean’. The charity is looking for volunteers to put their names forward this month, ready to…
Mayor of Christchurch in 2013/14, Cllr John Lofts, has presented his three nominated charities with cheques amounting to £5,250.
Lewis-Manning Hospice was presented with a cheque for £4,000 this week from The Sunshade Appeal, which made the donation from money raised at its sell-out Mayflower Charity Ball, held in May at the Royal Motor Yacht Club. The Sunshade Appeal exists to support the treatment of cancer within Dorset Hospitals. A charity in its own…
A Dorset business owner is undertaking the ultimate test of endurance to help a cancer charity and to inspire his children. David Wood, a 35-year-old father of three, is competing in Ironman UK to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support. The event, which takes place in Bolton on 20 July, will see 2,500 hardy competitors swim…
Volunteers and staff at Dorset’s popular heritage railway are celebrating winning a prestigious and coveted Certificate of Excellence from Trip Advisor – the world’s largest travel website. Rebuilt from nothing since 1976, the award-winning five-and-a-half mile heritage line to Harman’s Cross, Corfe Castle and Norden Park & Ride carries more than 210,000 passengers a year.…
The overnight rain failed to dampen the enthusiasm of volunteers who were determined to make Wimborne look its best for the In Bloom competition judging today, Tuesday 8 July.
Employers in Dorset must ensure their staff managers deal properly with a new right to request flexible hours, specialist lawyers have warned.
Ferndown Royal British Legion has been researching the history of the names on the town’s Roll of Honour in the Garden of Remembrance in Church Road. Having successfully traced 48 names from the First World War and 24 from the Second World War, the team needs help to find details of two soldiers: Lieutenant Henry…
