BRITISH Armed Forces veterans’ exploits during National Service 60 years ago is at the centre of an innovative UK-wide new heritage project.
15 former servicemen from Dorset as well as men from Wales and the Northwest who served in Egypt, Jordan, Singapore and Iraq, tells their stories in a National...
Britain's oldest person has died at home aged 112.
Joan Hocquard, who was born during the reign of Edward VII in 1908, passed away yesterday at her home in Poole, Dorset.
Joan drove ambulances in London during World War Two before she and husband Gilbert moved down to the south coast.
She...
An 89-year-old care home resident in Poole has rekindled her cherished memories of being a Girl Guide by rejoining the club.
Thanks to the efforts of the team at Care UK’s The Potteries, on York Road, and her daughter, Cathy, Sheila La Riviere’s wish to don the Girl Guide uniform...
June 22nd, the day after Father’s Day, marks the fourth annual International Father’s Mental Health Day (IFMHD). It was found in June 2016 by Mark Williams (UK) and Dr Daniel Singley (USA). Since then, it has grown into a multi-national event, raising awareness about fathers’ mental health. The US...
Extinction Rebellion activists put their heads in the sand near Boscombe Pier this morning in a symbolic protest aimed at government inaction on the climate crisis. The action featured smartly dressed rebels, labelled as cabinet members and Dorset MPs. This was followed by a procession to the offices...
A ‘paper girl’ from Christchurch has been given a special recognition award by Dorset Police for making a life-saving call after noticing something out of the ordinary when delivering the paper to an elderly man’s home.
On Tuesday 15 September 2020, Naomi Jupp, 15, was making her regular delivery to...
Boscombe food bank in Havilland road has seen a record usage of its service since it started and the Government is being blamed for the higher levels.
Since the Corona Virus lockdown started numbers of people using the charity have risen from 541 to 1093 in just one month. What’s more the figures include over 300 children going without food.
The Food bank, local Councillors and...
The Mayor of Poole Cllr Julie Bagwell was among the guests at a celebratory open weekend at Eagles Mount Green Community in Poole.
The green community providing residential and assisted living care at a site in Birds Hill Road held an afternoon tea party weekend from 25 – 27 June.
Not...
A Bournemouth retiree has used much of his life savings to create a New Security Device after reliving childhood horrors of a terrifying break-in at home more than half a century ago.
Gordon Forrester recalled how as a 10-year-old he protected his mother as someone broke down their front door...
