Day: December 9, 2013

Wooden reindeer are not something you would normally associate with teenagers in trouble. But young people under the supervision of Dorset County Council’s youth offending team (YOT) have been working hard to create some Christmas cheer.

It’s now going to be a Bright and Happy Christmas at Turbary Court on the Heatherlands in Ferndown with thanks to ‘Zone 8 Panel’ and Synergy Housing Association.
Turbary Court is a place of residence for the elderly and there was no one who could put up their Christmas lights and no money to pay an electrician to do the job.

The gates to the new Hengistbury Head Visitor Centre will officially swing open on Saturday, 14 December to welcome the first of many visitors.
Members of the public will, for the first time, be able to explore the brand new centre and enjoy the interactive exhibition display and wildlife garden when the Mayor of Bournemouth, Councillor Rod Cooper officially opens the gates at 10am.

Dorset motoring author Bruce Grant-Braham has won the IAM Safety Award for his book The Essential Driver’s Handbook, at the prestigious Guild of Motoring Writers awards presented at the RAC Club in Pall Mall, London on 5 December.

It was smiles all round when the winners of the Christchurch Christmas Festival raffle collected their prizes.
Run amongst retailers in Christchurch with an array of prizes donated by local businesses, it raised more than £1,000 for the festival.