Poole Hospital midwives feature in virtual choir
Two midwives from Poole Hospital featured in a choir to celebrate the International Day of the Midwife on 5 May.
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Surge in local appreciation of green spaces
The upside of lockdown is that it has made us appreciate our green spaces as we go for our daily walks.
Council tips to re-open
Dorset Council and Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council are to start re-opening tips and household recycling sites from Monday 11 May 2020
DWT webcam captures hatching of Mr and Mrs B’s first owlet
The first of five barn owl chicks hatched live on the Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) webcam on 5 May. The parents, affectionately known as ‘Mr and Mrs B’ by the dedicated followers of the webcam, have been roosting in the box on DWT’s Lorton Meadows Nature Reserve since winter 2019.
Fairies celebrate three new doors in Furzey Gardens including one that pays tribute to the NHS
The fairies of Furzey Gardens in Minstead near Lyndhurst recently invited children to design three new doors for their garden as part of an online competition and more than 50 youngsters entered.
Boys smash 2.6 challenge charity target during daily exercise
Two Ferndown brothers aged 7 and 8 have not only taken up the 2.6 challenge to save the UK’s charities, but also smashed their fundraising target in the first 12 days.
Full marks for Dorset schools and childcare providers
Childcare workers and school support staff have been praised by Dorset Council.
Actress Millie Bobby Brown supports NHS heroes
Millie Bobby Brown has already achieved a huge amount in her 16 years, and now the star of the Netflix series Stranger Things has donated funds to local hospitals.
Teenager sings her way through isolation
Rosita, a 15-year-old student from Bournemouth Collegiate School, is giving virtual singing lessons locally and internationally, with one pupil being as young as four years of age.
Fire service advice for business owners
With so many businesses closed, a build-up of mail could become a fire hazard.