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Sunday, May 19, 2024

Spiking: The New Pandemic

“I am actually terrified of going out at the moment” Jess Short, a student of Bournemouth University shared. A recent wave of spiking has spread through UK nightclubs as a growing number of women have found themselves victims of a new spiking epidemic, with multiple women reporting to have found...

Discovering the Purbeck coast

All the rocks in Dorset are sedimentary and were deposited in water, mostly in shallow seas. They were deposited during the Jurassic, Cretaceous and Tertiary between about 200 million years ago and 40 million years ago and vary considerably in hardness and therefore resistance to erosion. This is well displayed on the Isle of Purbeck...
Ringstead Bay can be reached either along the coastal footpath from the east or via the minor road from the A353 east of Osmington. Parking is possible at the National Trust car park above Ringstead Bay and at the beach shop and café at Ringstead itself. Above the eastern part of Ringtead Bay is Burning...
If you’ve been feeling the travel urge lately but can’t leave the country due to closed borders (or you just want a quick getaway within the UK on a budget), this list has got you covered. Whether you’ve wanted to muse on life’s big questions overlooking a majestic Scandinavian...
As the winter months gradually give way to the promise of warmer weather (extremely gradual here in the UK), now is the ideal time for parents to start planning for the upcoming summer holidays. Whether you're dreaming of a relaxing beach getaway, an adventurous city break, or a cultural exploration,...
Could the next winner of the RSPCA photography awards be from the South? Talented young photographers from the South of England will again be aiming to land the top spots in the RSPCA Young Photographer Awards.  As the 2023 deadline for entries looms, the RSPCA is calling on young southern photographers to...
BOURNEMOUTH, Christchurch and Poole have joined a number of destinations across the UK as part of a national tourism campaign aimed at encouraging visitors to give the hospitality sector a much-needed boost. Escape the Everyday is spearheaded by Visit Britain and aims to highlight attractions, places of accommodation and eateries with a focus...
National Fitness Day is celebrated on 23rd September and, as an advocate of getting active to improve mental health, local charity Dorset Mind is excited to announce a new partnership with New Body Fitness Gyms. Based in Bridport and Weymouth, the partners will work together to promote the benefits of fitness for improving mental health and creating a positive mindset.  The gym hopes to raise mental health awareness and...
Another good location to see Gad Cliff is from WorbarrowTout which is accessible from Tynham, the abandoned village between Kimmeridge and Lulworth. It lies within the Lulworth Army Firing Range and was evacuated during the Second World War for defence training purposes and has remained empty ever since. However, it is possible to visit when the...
50 of the Most Beautiful Places in the UK 50. Port Sunlight, the Wirral – England Port Sunlight was originally built by the Lever brothers to house workers in the Lever’s Sunlight Soap factory (now Unilever) and is now a place to take in beautiful architecture, history, art, and nature. The...