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...
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...
Achieving her Child Consultation Qualification, Christchurch Solicitor and Family Mediator Emma Hamilton Cole will be helping to involve children of divorcing and separating parents in the decision-making process.
Partner and Head of Family Law at Williams Thompson Solicitors LLP in Christchurch, Emma Hamilton Cole, has successfully completed her Child Consultation...
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...
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...
Dorset Police is calling on the support of knitting enthusiasts across the county to create teddy bears for children in distress.Â
The teddies will be carried in patrol cars and used to comfort young children who are distressed or experiencing a traumatic event.
Police Constable Conroy, of Dorset Police, said: “Sadly...
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...
Healthwatch Dorset have published a new report about maternity services in Dorset, called Baby Steps.
Healthwatch Dorset spoke to over 100 local women and their families to find out what it's really like when you have a baby in Dorset. They organised two events in Boscombe, ran a facebook survey and...
The school prom season is approaching so if you are hiring transport, please remember to check it is properly licensed.
Any vehicles advertised for hire with a driver should be appropriately licensed with the local authority from where they operate or the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA).
That is the...
Thank you so much to everyone: We are very pleased to say missing 14-year-old Shaye Hughes has been found safe and well. Shaye, who has learning disabilities, went missing from his home in River Way, Christchurch, at around 10.30am today, Monday 16 April 2018. He was...
