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Saturday, May 18, 2024
This summer, a group of 11 school leavers have set their own 2012 legacy by giving up four weeks of their summer holiday to give something back to the community. The students have been taking part in the National Citizen Service (NCS), a government scheme aimed at developing the...
A shocking revelation has brought to light a disturbing trend involving children across the UK engaging in heinous acts of violence against animals, all documented and shared within a clandestine network on WhatsApp. This appalling activity, which includes the use of catapults to inflict harm and death upon innocent...
Please read this before moving on: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-50138612 In March 2015, Swansea University conducted an intensive study into students in the United Kingdom (UK) getting into sex work. "The Student Sex Work Project" revealed that a staggering one in 20 students across the country, opted to join the sex industry, 56% of...
Dorset Police is calling on the support of knitting enthusiasts across the county to create teddy bears for children in distress.  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...
Although working in the childcare sector can be a rewarding job, it can also be incredibly stressful and demanding. According to a survey produced by the Early Years Alliance, 74% of workers experience work-related stress, which makes them feel negative about their work environment and decreases their work performance. And...
Weymouth Town Council is helping to light up the town centre over the festive period!  As well as supplying and installing the tree and lights for the recent Christmas lights switch on, Weymouth Town Council has put up low energy festive LED lighting throughout the town.  The low watt LED lamps...
Mental Health Awareness Week starts on 15 May and the theme for this year is anxiety. We can all experience feelings of anxiety at any time in our lives, for many different reasons. Whether it’s big life events, money troubles, relationship changes or a new job – anxiety is...
After many years and experience in the working world, I've decided to start something new again. I will be offering training courses for teenagers / young adults starting in November! Due to increasing demand, each course starts on the principle of first come, first served. Content: Coaching and practical tasks One module runs...
What you're about to read will be difficult to stomach. It involves a boy called John who at just 14 was lied to and manipulated into holding abhorrent and racist views.I first met John at the end of October in a draughty room in a former warehouse to interview him....
We are holding a raffle with Weyfish to help raise money for the Weymouth Carnival 2021. Tickets will be available to buy every day, outside Weyfish from Friday 4th December until Saturday 19th of December when the prize winner will be drawn. The Carnival team will be out and...