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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...
Oliver John Thompson, who recently returned from a 3 month volunteering placement in Tanzania with Raleigh International is now calling on other young people to take the plunge and consider volunteering overseas. Oliver, 21, worked in partnership with Tanzanian volunteers on a project run by sustainable development charity Raleigh...
Sometimes a moment comes along when adults huff and puff but it's the children who blow the house down. Go Hasnain. Enjoy. Douglas James
If she had studied society from an early age she would not be uttering this absolute shite. She would be using her time more wisely and helping to share the solutions to the planet's problems. As it is she has been denied the intellectual experience by a government who is...

Please Help Us Find Gaia

Officers are appealing for help from the public as they search for missing teenager Gaia Pope. The 19-year-old lives in Langton Matravers but was last seen at an address in Swanage where she had been staying at around 3.45pm yesterday, Tuesday 7 November. Officers are concerned for...
If you have children or grandchildren or are a teacher... please show this great clip to them. https://twitter.com/cbbc/status/1271129658722070529?s=20
Teenagers have for a long time experienced a lot of challenges growing up, that's for sure. Parents across the country can testify that bringing up teenagers is no easy task - from the frequent mood wings to keeping all sorts of strange hours of the night. It can be said:...
In light of the shocking outcome of the Commons vote regarding free school meals... some wonderful Dorset restaurants and cafes are offering free packed lunches or meals to children that need them over half term. To order your children’s meal please contact the business directly Swanage Bakery, Swanage 01929422594 The...
Care leavers in Dorset will not have to pay council tax until they are 25. Dorset Council’s Cabinet has agreed that young people who have spent time in foster or residential care will be exempt from paying council tax until the age of 25 if they live alone or given...
Today, 25 June, the Climate Change Committee are releasing a report that states the Government is failing to meet its 2050 zero carbon target, a target that is already dangerously too late. The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) is an independent, statutory body established under the Climate Change Act 2008.  Its...