New sensory backpacks on offer at Brownsea Island to enhance SEND experience
NEW backpacks that enhance the experience of visitors with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are now free to…
Couple restore landmark Wareham shopfront – and open to the public
A LANDMARK Wareham building has been lovingly restored and re-opened as a gallery and furniture business. Dorset designers and furniture…
Advice on offer as students pick up their exam results
STUDENTS, teachers and parents are being thanked for their efforts on A Level results day. Young people across the country…
Poole care home resident celebrates Indian Independence Day in style
A POOLE care home celebrated Indian Independence Day in style, with one resident in particular enjoying the day. August 15…
Poole golf legend – and former council stalwart – Jeanne Bisgood turns 100
TURNING 100 has seen the achievements of one Dorset woman once again it the headlines. Though born in Surrey, Jeanne…
New £2m Discharge Lounge opens at Dorset County Hospital
PATIENTS waiting to leave hospital can do so in improved facilities after the opening of a new lounge. A new…
Dorset Police officer sacked over WhatsApp group
A SENIOR serving Dorset Police officer has been sacked after posting offensive messages in a WhatsApp group – and…
Dorset NHS trust lands award for welcoming international nurses and midwives
EFFORTS to embrace and support internationally-educated nurses in Dorset has led to a prestigious award. Dorset HealthCare is the first…
Get on your bike for Dorset Historic Churches Trust!
A CHARITABLE church fund is hoping for a bumper boost thanks to an annual fundraiser taking place next month. Saturday,…
A giant sand lizard is invading the Isle of Purbeck! For a good cause…
A GIANT sand lizard is invading the Isle of Purbeck. But far from threatening walkers, it is in the form…