Dorset Cancer Care celebrates anniversary with bunch of fives
There was no shortage of ‘high fives’ as Dorset Cancer Care Foundation (DCCF) launched a new campaign to help cancer patients at its 5th anniversary ball.
East Dorset District Council to transfer assets ahead of local government reorganisation
East Dorset District Council has resolved to transfer 40 local assets to town and parish councils prior to local government reorganisation in Dorset.
Dirt-Bag cleans up mountain bikes
An entrepreneurial mountain bike enthusiast who became fed up with the hobby causing the inside of his van to get muddy has designed a neat solution – the Dirt-Bag.
Golden hero James at AFCB Business Directors’ dinner
Double Olympic gold medal rowing hero and adventurer James Cracknell is to be keynote speaker at this year’s AFCB Business Directors’ Dinner.v
Wimborne achieves plastic free status
Wimborne has been awarded Plastic Free Community status, just five months after launching its campaign using the criteria set up by Surfers Against Sewage.
Full steam ahead for Lansdowne’s next Metropole Market
Following a summer break, Lansdowne’s award-winning street market and carnival, Metropole Market, returns on Sunday 30 September with a spectacular Steampunk theme.
Wimborne wins gold: In Bloom competition
The results are in and Wimborne wins gold for the fifth successive year in the regional In Bloom competition, along with being the Town category winner for the second year running.
House of Commons reception for manager of the Inferno in bournemouth
Nathaniel Clarke from the Inferno in Bournemouth attended a special event at the House of Commons in London on 12 September, where MPs congratulated him on graduating from Stonegate Pub Company’s ‘Bar to Boardroom’ management training programme.
Dorset smallholder banned from keeping poultry and pigs for 10 years
A Dorset smallholder has been fined £530 and banned from keeping poultry and pigs for 10 years after causing unnecessary suffering to chickens.
Drop before you shop for Julia’s House
Parking operators have joined forces with Julia’s House children’s hospice for a new ‘drop before you shop’ initiative in Weymouth.