CHERRIES supporters probably could not care less whether Eddie Howe dresses like Fred Astaire, Robert Redford or Robbie Williams. They just want to be entertained. Resplendent in sharp suits, Howe and Jason Tindall received a heroes’ welcome when
CANCER support organisations in Dorset are looking for a director to lead a new community choir for adult cancer patients and their carers. Rising Voices is intended to support people affected by the disease and aid patients’ recovery. The project
THE mother of Red Arrows pilot Jon Egging thanked fundraisers as she described how their donations will help Bournemouth’s youngsters. Dawn Egging was presented with £1,200 in cheques and told how schoolchildren in Bos-combe will be among the next
A TEAM of lifesaving trainers from the Poole-based RNLI has travelled to Bangladesh to help prevent more people from drowning. The intensive three-week training course is the most extensive delivered by the charity to date, in a country which has
BOURNEMOUTH council is to venture into the property market – buying up rundown HMOs in Boscombe and converting them into self-contained flats. A total of £825,000 is earmarked for the purchase of a small number of HMOs, along with £450,000 for
YOUNG patients at Poole Hospital have been taking part in a week of activities such as painting, colouring and using play dough. The programme was organised to coincide with National Play Week, an annual event that aims to raise awareness of the
A LITTLE girl fighting a rare immune disorder is looking forward to a fabulous family Christmas thanks to a local children’s charity. Milly Smith, five, is awaiting a bone marrow transplant from her six-year-old sister, Kacey. And charity Round
A NEIGHBOURHOOD watch group has seen numbers at its meetings treble. The Poole Hill Neighbourhood Watch Group in Bournemouth town centre moved its get–togethers from the Goat and Tricycle pub to the main library and co-ordinator Norman Decent believes
MORE deaf children in Dorset will receive much-needed speech and language therapy following a two-year battle for extra funding for the vital service. Among those who will benefit are three-year-old Joe Charles from Wimborne who receives one-to-one
