With the new benefit system in place, many people across Christchurch are struggling to provide their families with food, and this charity hopes to tackle that. The Christchurch Soup Kitchen offers warm food, sandwiches and water to those who need it in the local area. The food they provide comes from local business that have […]
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Making Dorset an Arts and Culture Hot-bed. The journey starts today.
The #culturalenquiry2019 campaign starts today, as the Tom Fleming Creative Consultancy look to oversee a cultural transformation in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. On Thursday morning, The Fleming Creative Consultancy presented their culture enquiry plan to a board including three Councils, Two Universities, a Local Enterprise Partnership and a Symphony Orchestra supported by Arts Council England. […]
Christchurch MP labels Phillip Hammond “treacherous” for saying Article 50 “could be rescinded”
Chancellor Philip Hammond has been labelled “treacherous” by the MP for Christchurch after he told business leaders a no-deal Brexit could be “taken off the table” and Article 50 “rescinded”. Sir Christopher Chope expressed his unhappiness in the Commons after a transcript of a leaked conference call featuring the Chancellor was obtained by The Telegraph. The Eurosceptic […]
New figures reveal rise in child obesity figures in Bournemouth, Poole, and Christchurch
More than 560 Year 6 children in Bournemouth, Poole, and Christchurch were classed as obese in 2017/18, according to Public Health England figures. The total number of Year 6 children, aged 10-11, considered obese in the conurbation stands at 566. Of that number, there were 266 children from Bournemouth, 229 from Poole, and 71 from […]
Clean Air: How the government’s plans to tackle air pollution affects Dorset
The government has proposed a new Clean Air Strategy, which aims to reduce harmful particles and rapidly improve the air quality by 2025. This new strategy will regulate the amount of wood-burning stoves, traditional house coals, diesel vehicle drivers and the gas emissions of ammonia from British farmers. By 2022, there will be a requirement […]
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 […]
Families of dementia sufferers call for more support
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