Grace Jones & Christmas in July – now that’s quite a party!
by Lorraine Gibson. Big names to go with the big balloons and birthday cakes as queen of all the divas…
Farmers devastated by largest-ever bird flu outbreak
Supplies of free-range birds – including Christmas turkeys – have been hit ‘very, very hard’ by the bird flu…
Tree collection service to help hospice
Householders can book to have their Christmas trees collected in January and raise much-needed funds for the Mac Unit…
Mirror, mirror, on the wall…
I was hunting for the Christmas tree lights in the attic. Naturally, I kept finding other things of interest…
A red Christmas duo in the sky
Starwatch night sky events with Bob Mizon MBE of the Wessex Astronomical Society. If the clouds part on dates around…
Help combat Christmas homelessness
For £3, less than the cost of a pack of festive chocs, you can help transform the life of…
X-tra facilities at hospital in New Year
A major revamp of the radiology department at Wimborne’s Victoria Hospital will take place after Christmas, bringing a host…
£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…