Day: May 14, 2013

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Spencer Flower to step down in September

East Dorset District Council (EDDC) Leader, Cllr Spencer Flower has announced that he will step down from the role on 2 September 2013. The announcement was made at Monday evening’s annual council meeting and follows the news that, subject to confirmation, Cllr Flower will become Leader of Dorset County Council from Thursday 16 May. Cllr…

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Plastic passion creates litter legacy

Plastic vies for space in the sand alongside sweet wrappers, cigarette stubs and drinks bottles as our beaches reveal anti-litter campaigns are now falling on deaf ears. Plastic bits and pieces made up almost 65% of all the litter found on British beaches during a single weekend last September according to the annual Beachwatch Big…

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Langside School celebrates the arrival of Graeme’s Bus

Langside School, a specialist day school for children with profound and multiple learning disabilities run by Diverse Abilities Plus, welcomed the unveiling of a brand new and much needed minibus on Friday 10 May. The bus debut was an opportunity to celebrate the arrival and an opportunity to recognise and thank the many supporters from…

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Pulling for charity

With over six months of intensive training under their belts, Matt Sturgess, Paul Cave, Dave Welstead, Lee Crawford, Daffyd Wright, Josh Aplin, Mark Vukcevic, Harry Lauste and Martin Wiles will be flexing their muscles to help raise money for charity on Saturday May 18 by pulling a 2.5 tonne truck for 26 miles, starting at…

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Women are from Venus

Autism Wessex is delighted to announce two members of staff have reached finalist stage in the Langtry Manor Venus Awards. The awards aim to celebrate women in business and both Gemma Saunders, employed by the charity as Corporate Partnerships Officer and Lisa McKenzie, secretary to Autism Wessex’ CEO and the Facilities and Procurement Manager, have…

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