£14k grant for hospice
A grant of nearly £14,000 has helped Forest Holme Hospice in Poole secure specialist therapy equipment for cancer patients…
County siblings supported by STARs
Dorset’s disability charity, Diverse Abilities, has expanded its service for siblings of children and young people with special educational…
Donation brings ‘huge’ boost to specialist school
A £10,000 donation from the Talbot Village Trust, a local grant-giving charity that supports worthy causes in south east…
Log on to this Christmas dessert recipe
by Lorraine Gibson. Need to whip up a quick festive dessert? My go-to option is my old-school yule log, it’s…
Cooking with Martha Legg – Fairy Cakes
Fairy cakes, the easiest thing to make, what could possibly go wrong?!! The cakes were easy to make, I love…
Why not ‘Waste not want not’ for a resolution?
Words and pic by Lorraine Gibson. Make your New Year resolution as green as the new leaf you turn over…
Cherry is icing on the cake
Merley Townswomen’s Guild bought a flowering cherry tree to commemorate both the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II and…
Timely tree trail effort by group
His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Dorset Angus Campbell was asked to nominate a small number of groups within Dorset to…
Reading and behaviour behind good report
by Lorraine Gibson. Good news for Lockyer’s Middle School in Corfe Mullen as Ofsted rates it as being ‘good’ in…
Oly rushes in with environmental message
Human fish Oly Rush has taken his environmental messages to a number of schools including Hayeswood and Colehill first…