Will this be an isolated case or the first of many?
For some No Deal is not a big deal for others it is calamitous. And given the information coming out today that supports what many have been saying for a while, that Boris Johnson is acting on behalf of...
The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has published a report after an investigation found that Dorset County Council had failed to provide suitable provision for a child with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
The complaint was made after the family involved felt the council had failed to ensure...
Dorset Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) and Bournemouth University (BU) have signed an agreement to create a new ground-breaking medical science institute in Dorset.
The new Institute for Medical Imaging and Visualisation will be a hub for Medical Imaging technology programme and research development, in partnership with education, clinical practice and...
Local schools are invited to send in their entries to a ‘make a difference’ competition which ties in with Alzheimer’s Society’s Dementia Action Week (20-26 May). The competition is organised by Waypoints Care Group with specialist dementia homes in Verwood, Plymouth and Upton, and is open to pupils from...
Lord Agnew’s cost-cutting consultants have advised a Dorset school and many others across the country to replace experienced teachers with support staff on term-time contract; to limit lunch portions for pupils; save money on supply teachers by instead using spare staff to cover three classes at a time in...
Local acting teacher Ally Cox will be making wishes come true for families this half term when she stars as Fairy Muddled in Once Upon A Princess at the Regent Centre.
Ally, who is the Principal of Stagewise Performing Arts, returns to the role for the third time as Once Upon A Princess begins...
My son George contracted meningitis at 11 months old. He was left brain damaged, with cerebral palsy, deaf, hydrocephalus, severe scoliosis, dislocated hips, epileptic, non-verbal and having to be peg fed by a gastrostomy peg - this peg is what keeps him alive. He requires 24/7 care. Sadly his...
A British technology company is encouraging higher education students in Dorset to apply for its new fintech scholarship…provided they are studying something other than finance or computer science.
The fintech firm's contrarian approach to addressing a looming talent shortage has been hailed by politicians, academics and business leaders across the...
Gillingham Library has a new autism-friendly room.
It has been designed in partnership with Autism Wessex to give people with autism and their family or carer a quiet place to go, as they may need to seek out time alone if overloaded with social interaction, or if spaces are too bright or loud...
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