The lights are up in the High Street, the shops are full of festive displays, so you don't need us to tell you Christmas is fast approaching. That’s why we're asking you to pencil in Slippers for Shelter on 9 December. Slippers for Shelter is the easiest, cosiest fundraiser around....
Staff at Dorset’s biggest private landlord have been raising money for the family of a colleague who passed away – allowing them to go on a dream holiday. Kevin Ware died from leukaemia in 2014 aged 34, leaving wife Katrina and two sons, Harry then aged eight and George,...
The Universal Credit (UC) system that replaced six means-tested benefits and tax credits is causing people to be unnecessarily evicted, according to Dorset’s biggest private landlord. DWP Housing Partnership said that while in principle the new welfare scheme has merit, the realities are that its poorest tenants are suffering....
Post-crash fall in housing costs softened living standards squeeze but recent increases risks holding back the recovery The rising share of income spent on housing over the last two decades is equivalent to a 10p increase in the basic rate of tax for a typical family, according to new...
Homelessness is something that happens to other people: People with problems, people caught up in addiction, people suffering from mental illness. When the mantra ‘We’re all in this together’ is wheeled out, the ‘WE’ we hear is not inclusive. It fails to include those whose next meal depends on...
Hello Everyone! Whether you need experience, or need to bulk up your CV or just love to give back to the community - The Big Issue would love to hear from you!! The Big Issue Bournemouth Office (based Bournemouth town centre) are looking for happy, motivated and helpful volunteers...
There's none so blind as those that will not see...... how true. The good people of Shaftesbury are up in arms over the ramifications of the recent approval of 191 new homes in the town. WHY? It has been SO obvious of those of us who are awake that...
Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) has awarded a homeless shelter, Michael House in Boscombe, Bournemouth, a wildlife friendly gardening plaque in recognition of the wildlife friendly features the residents have added in the gardens of the hostel. The residents have installed a pond which is now thriving with tadpoles, built...
Here's where we need some help in what we hope is the final push towards making our case (for a development of 34 affordable homes for local people in Bridport) to the planners. We did do a housing needs survey last year but they now want us to provide...
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