After the NHS launched its ambitious new ten-year plan yesterday, NHS Dorset has voiced its support for the project. The long-term plan suggests that up to 500,000 lives could be saved in the next decade, with greater use of high-tech treatments helping to prevent heart attacks, strokes, and dementia cases. NHS Dorset Clinical Commission Group […]
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Poole Town manager insists focus shouldn’t be on him ahead of tonight’s derby
Poole Town welcome Dorchester Town to The Black Gold Stadium in the Southern League tonight. The Dolphins sit 12th in the league with 30 points, just three more than tonight’s opposition, but this game could hold more significance for Poole manager Tom Killick, as the game marks his 800th game in charge of the side. However, Killick […]
Shelter calls for three million homes to be built by 2040
Housing charity Shelter has outlined a plan to ‘reverse the decay of social mobility.’ The review, released today, was commissioned by Shelter in the wake of the Grenfell Tower disaster in June 2017 and has just been released. The commissioners include Ed Miliband, Baroness Warsi and Edward Daffarn, a Grenfell survivor, as well as 13 others. […]
When David Bowie played in Dorset
It’s almost two years since David Bowie passed away and today would’ve been his 72nd birthday. To commemorate one of the world’s best selling music artists, we’re looking back at the times he performed in Dorset. Over the course of his first tour (titled the ‘Ziggy Stardust Tour’) he performed in Bournemouth three times. The […]
Spotted in Poole: one of Britain’s most beautiful birds
Music from Dee Yan-Key (Free Music Archive) Link to license: One of Britain’s most colourful and exotic birds has been spotted in Poole. The Mandarin duck, a type of duck typically spotted in the Far East, can be found on park lakes and other wetlands with overhanging trees, mainly in South East England. This little […]
Bournemouth nightclub Xchange begins refurbishment
Xchange nightclub in the Triangle area of Bournemouth has begun major refurbishments. Following a licensing hearing in January last year, Xchange had faced multiple noise complaints from neighbouring residence. Bournemouth Borough Council proceeded to carry out noise assessments to determine whether the nightclub had taken preventative measures to control noise disturbances. Bournemouth residents began to […]
£475,000 redundancy payout for Bournemouth Borough Council boss
Bournemouth Borough Council will be facing redundancy payouts of £475,000 as the council’s current director, Jane Portman, has announced her departure. Dorset’s nine authorities will soon become two unitary councils in April, and a few candidates have missed out on the council chief executive role in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, which led to the exit […]
Poole Port – a target for migrants?
Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner Martyn Underhill warns Poole could be exploited by migrants, and says the recent crisis should serve as a warning to coastal communities that we are ‘vulnerable’. He has called for further investment to improve coastal security in Dorset. This comes as 12 migrants crashed on to the Dover shore last […]
Multi-national rideshare company Ola to come to Bournemouth
The rideshare company Ola have requested an application for a private hire operators license in Bournemouth. Ola is an app based service that already has a license in Exeter, Bristol and North Somerset. Ola works by customers choosing a car depending on the size of the party. You can earn rewards each time you travel. […]
Dorset Police release CCTV of suspect in McColls robbery
By Jonathan Nagioff Police officers investigating a robbery at a shop in Bournemouth have released a CCTV image of the suspect. The robbery took place at McColls in Old Christchurch Road on 5th November 2018 at around 6.20pm. A man entered the shop, picked up two cases of beer and attempted to leave without paying. […]