LeAF Studio celebrates its wealth of talent

From elite athletes to performing arts students, the wonderful wealth of talent which can be found at Bournemouth’s LeAF Studio was celebrated at a special awards ceremony. This school provides a unique education and training for the area’s most talented young sports stars and performing arts students aged 13 to 19. Altogether, 23 awards were given out to students, recognising … Read More

Swimming siblings are making a real splash

A brother and sister duo from Bournemouth is making a real splash in the sport of swimming and surf lifesaving. Spencer and Beatrice Ben-Scully, who attend schools in the LeAF Academy are winning competitions in both the pool and out on the open waters. And now the pair is set to face their biggest challenge – competing next month in … Read More

The odd couple

A horse and a parrot have struck up an unusual friendship after they were introduced on the Parley Court estate in Dorset. Robbie, eight, a traditional cob, and Smokey, 42, an African grey, now meet up regularly in the horse’s paddock. Both animals belong to Alison Dewey who works on the site opposite Bournemouth Airport that is home to Parley … Read More

Fond farewell to two long serving teachers

A New Forest school has said a fond farewell to two of its longest serving teachers. The end of term saw the retirement of science and PE teachers Rob Williamson and Sarah Conacher – who between them have served 66 years at The Arnewood School, New Milton. And for both teachers it has been a lifetime dedicated to one school. … Read More

School takes its hat off to leaving students

A Poole primary school bade a fond farewell to its Year 6s when it staged a special graduation ceremony for them. Manorside Academy hosted the send-off for all 40 of its final year students as they said goodbye to primary school and looked to their future at secondary school. And the ceremony is as grand as any university graduation. All … Read More

Hall was alive with the sound of music

A village hall was alive to the sound of music thanks to the talent of east Dorset school children. Witchampton First School staged its annual summer concert at the hall, in which they entertained the audience with songs from around the globe. The children were able to put on a spellbinding performance thanks to weeks of singing lessons from specialist … Read More

Pokemon Go app servers crash after UK launch

The significance of having high-spec IT infrastructure has again been emphasised after the servers for worldwide app phenomenon Pokemon Go crashed following the UK launch (14 July). The augmented reality game has been downloaded over 20 million times, with some US observers calling it “the biggest game in US mobile history” after its first week on the charts. Portsmouth tech … Read More

From bus stops to Pokestops

Yellow Buses has seen an increase in passengers after posting details of Pokemon Go ‘Pokestops’ on its website. It means that those hooked on the new gaming sensation can find the stops with the company’s website – then hop on a bus to get there. The operator works across Bournemouth, Poole and east Dorset and with wi-fi on its fleet … Read More

Loadbalancer.org builds on decade of profitable growth

A Portsmouth-based technology firm has continued its recent profitable growth by recruiting a new head of global business development. Loadbalancer.org, a provider of loadbalancers to the global IT community, welcomes Russell Winter to its team to expand worldwide sales. Worldwide sales at the company, which has achieved 12,000 deployments in 74 countries, have increased 30% a year since being founded … Read More