25 Dorset young carers have been taken to see War Horse at Southampton’s Mayflower as a reward for their hard work and for some down time from their often demanding responsibilities.
There are currently 117 young carers in the county being supported by the Dorset Young Carers Service.
Over the past year, the...
Dorset Council’s Cabinet today approved plans to build a new residential care home, contact centre, activity space and residential accommodation for children and young people in the county.
Two sites in Weymouth are earmarked in the outline plans. One will be a purpose-built residential care home with a contact centre...
Volunteers are needed to help Dorset County Council’s trading standards run test purchasing exercises.
Some products are age restricted to buy, such as cigarettes and alcohol. Trading standards are responsible for making sure retailers know all about these laws and do not sell these products to people under the legal age. One...
Research reveals that what we spend has now overtaken what we earn for the first time in 30 years – and we’re turning to second jobs – side hustles - to make extra cash.
As austerity takes hold, the UK is working even harder to make ends meet and the...
Brain injuries can have life-changing impacts on people of all ages, but this is perhaps more keenly felt among younger people.
1,415 children aged 0-15 suffered a traumatic brain injury according to the most recent NHS statistics for 2019-20, with 583 young adults aged 16-25 also experiencing this type of injury. For both...
Update - appeal to find missing boy from Christchurch
Officers searching for a missing boy from Christchurch are pleased to say he has been found safe and well.
Shaye Hughes, who is 14 years old, was last seen at his home address at around 5.20pm on Monday 14 May 2018.
He was...
Officers searching for a teenager who went missing from an address in Bournemouth are appealing for help from the public to find him.
Hanif Sherzad, who is from Afghanistan and speaks limited English, was last seen at the address where he was staying in Alum Chine Road at around 1pm...
Officers searching for missing teenager Jodie Fourmaux are pleased to confirm she has been found safe and well.
Jodie, 18, had last been seen at the address where she was living in Bournemouth at around 6.30pm yesterday, Wednesday 20 June 2018, and she was reported missing at midnight.
She has now...
Journeys made on foot, by bike and scooter during Sustrans Big Pedal event could have created 1,600kg of CO2 and 31kg of NOx if pupil’s journeys to school had been made in cars.
The walking and cycling charity Sustrans’ Big Pedal event saw over 4,900 children take part in Dorset...
Police are warning young people in the Poole and Purbeck areas over the dangers of misusing the drug Xanax.
Xanax, the brand name for the drug alprazolam, is a benzodiazepine – a controlled medicate used in some parts of the world to treat anxiety. It is not available in the...
