An east Dorset middle school has celebrated an outstanding round of sporting successes. St Michael’s Middle in Colehill has seen its talented students win not one but a staggering 12 county championships across many disciplines. And top of the scoreboard was an outstanding eight county cricket championships. The school’s Year 8 boys and girls won the cricket county championships and … Read More
Expanding care home group purchases fourth home in Dorset
A leading Dorset nursing home has changed hands in a multi-million pound deal. Birds Hill Nursing Home in Poole has been acquired by Luxury Care Group for an undisclosed sum. The new owners plan to spend £600,000 on improvements to the 75 bed home over the next two years. The work will include new bathrooms and updating the furniture as … Read More
Audit trio go for gold in Ironman challenge
Watch out the Brownlee brothers! Three staff at a Dorset accountancy firm are hoping to follow in the footsteps of the Olympic gold and silver medal winners by completing their first-ever long distance triathlon challenge. Adrian Way, Chris Potts and Josh Mudge will be among 2,500 athletes taking part in Weymouth’s first official Ironman on Sunday September 11. Entrants will … Read More
Tank hero discovered 100 years on
A chance discovery in a church has revealed the identity of one of the first ever tank crewmen to be killed in action. Cyril William Coles engaged the enemy in the first tank attack in history on 15th September 1916 at The Somme. After his tank was hit he climbed out, but straight into the sights of German machine … Read More
‘Seek tax advice’ urges PKF Francis Clark after Apple is landed with record bill
Businesses with cross-border activities are being urged to take tax advice after a major European ruling which could land computer giant Apple with a £11 billion tax bill. Stuart Rogers, Corporate Tax Partner at chartered accountants and business advisers PKF Francis Clark, was speaking after the EU Commission announced the results of a three year investigation into Apple’s Irish affairs. … Read More
Yellows help homeless charity
A new charity that helps get homeless people off the streets and back into the community has received a cheque from the Yellow Buses/Daily Echo Carbon Stoppers initiative. AOK Rucksack Appeal operates across Dorset and the New Forest and was founded last year by Sally Harvey who has worked with the homeless for more than a decade. She and husband … Read More
Yellows AIM high
A charity in Bournemouth and Poole that supports young people through creative arts, education and mentoring has received a cheque from the Yellow Buses/Daily Echo Carbon Stoppers initiative. AIMCommunity works with youngsters between the ages of seven and nineteen and was started eight years ago. From small beginnings it has grown into a charity that supports between 500 and 600 … Read More
First UK beach netball tournament was a ball
Following the success of the UK’s first ever beach netball tournament in June, the event will return to Bournemouth in 2017. Netball teams from across the country battled it out on Boscombe Beach on June 18. The tournament was eventually won by Shore Thing from Bournemouth who beat Pick n Mix from Basingstoke in the final. All proceeds from the … Read More
Ex-MP’s ‘work together’ plea over business challenges
Former Southampton Itchen MP and Cabinet Minister John Denham has joined the line-up of acclaimed guest speakers at Hampshire Chamber of Commerce’s fifth annual conference this autumn.
VeriSmart opportunity in West Dorset
One of Dorset’s fastest-growing national brands is looking to plug the only gap in its south coast coverage – across the Dorchester-Weymouth conurbation. VeriSmart, which compiles paper-free inventories for landlords and letting agents, has made the area exclusively available for a new licensee. It has more than 100 people active in the business across England and Wales and with renting … Read More