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Swanage youngster Daisy Kirkpatrick with coach Luke Dormer

Swanage swimmer Daisy lands medals at regional champs

YOUNG Swanage swimmer Daisy Kirkpatrick has been winning more medals and moving up the rankings for her age group. The…

Why the first step is the hardest and most important

LIFE COACH COLUMN: Why the first step is the hardest and most important

By Alice Johnsen IT’S a sensation we’re probably all familiar with. The sinking pit in the stomach, the distraction, the…

Dairy’s a no-no if you have a cold

HEALTH COLUMN: Dairy’s a no-no if you have a cold

By Fiona Chapman I HAVE just been having lunch with my uncle who suffers from sleep apnoea, which is a…

Martha Searle, Ali Shah, Beverley Cross, Chief Executive Officer Caroline Cooban, Louise Jones, Jon Beal PHOTO: Talbot Village trust

New faces at Talbot Village Trust to help Dorset charities

By dorsetbiznews.co.uk THE Talbot Village Trust, which provides £1 million in grants each year to charities working to improve the…

Ian Girling, Dorset Chamber chief executive; Caron Khan, president, and Shevaun Haviland, BCC director general PHOTO: Dorset Chamber

Business leader cautiously upbeat at Dorset Chamber lunch event

A NATIONAL business leader has predicted a ‘choppy’ yet positive year ahead. Shevaun Haviland, director general of the British Chambers…

GRANTS of up to £5,000 are available for projects that bring communities across Dorset together.

Grants on offer to Dorset community groups: How to apply

GRANTS of up to £5,000 are available for projects that bring communities across Dorset together. Anyone looking to kickstart a…

Vikki Slade

Moving visit to children’s hospice

LAST month I was delighted to welcome the Liberal Democrat Leader, Sir Ed Davey, to Dorset for a visit…

Chris Bradey

Food for Thought makes a difference

UP to 50 food insecure families in Swanage and Purbeck have been supported by a weekly Mobile Larder since…

EMERALD is the birthstone for May and is sometimes known as the ‘Jewel of Kings’.

Enchanting emeralds

By Amy Brenan, director of Heirlooms Jewellers, 21 South Street, Wareham EMERALD is the birthstone for May and is sometimes…

LITTERING on motorways across the UK has become a serious issue for drivers and locals – and the problem is apparently getting worse.

Call for motorway litterers to be hit with fines

LITTERING on motorways across the UK has become a serious issue for drivers and locals – and the problem…