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The Rise of The Side Hustle

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...
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...
#Masks4All Dorchester (M4AD) is a small local not for profit group, that began at the start of April with the idea of supporting local volunteers and other frontline workers who were out in the community. It began with a conversation between Emma Scott from Dorchester Town Council, Rosie Lees from...
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...
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...
As schools break up across Dorset for the summer, many young people will be looking at ways to fill their time. With results from the government commissioned Community Life Survey indicating that 29% of 16 to 24 year olds took part in formal volunteering, and 25% in informal volunteering,...
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...
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...
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...
A story for every child in the land. Let them decide if they want Boris Johnson telling us what to do. It is important to empower our children. Entertain and educate and then a pleasant night's sleep. Penny Lane PLEASE SUPPORT US FOR JUST £2 A MONTH https://dorseteye.com/donate/