DCCI has welcomed Swanage as the eighth town chamber in its affiliation alliance
Talented student given the tools to succeed
Talented teenager Hartley Wiseman has been given the tools to help him build his dream career in construction. The Arnewood School student is the lucky recipient of a £200 sponsorship from New Forest construction firm, Pennyfarthing Homes. For the last six years Pennyfarthing Homes has been working closely with the New Milton school to support its students who would like a … Read More
Food Festival tempts voters with Stay or Leave Brownies
Ballot papers have been replaced by Brownies at Bournemouth Food & Drink Festival where voters are being encouraged to vote to stay or leave – with cake. Festival trader Gemma Lewis, of Dark Matters Chocolate Brownies (eatdarkmatters.com), has captioned her highly sought-after confections with ‘In’, ‘Out’ and ‘?’ in honour of the EU referendum. Gemma, from Parkstone, said: “The referendum … Read More
‘Revival of ‘beliefs’ buffs up cleaning company’s values
A special ‘revival of beliefs’ day has helped a Hampshire-based cleaning company to strengthen colleague relations. Cleaning Operations UK founder and managing director Luzia Holloway held the annual event at the Concorde Club, Eastleigh, to enable her 100-strong workforce to gain insight into company affairs and future changes. She said: “The Cleaning Operations UK team completely enjoyed the day. I … Read More
Capital day out in Dorset
London school children swapped life in the Big Smoke for a capital day out in Wimborne. More than 40 children from Colville Primary School in Notting Hill said goodbye to the bright lights of the Portobello Road for the more tranquil setting of the River Stour when they spent the day with their new friends from Hayeswood First School. The … Read More
Knight’s day as Kate leads Biscoes’ office team
Experienced lawyer Kate Knight has been promoted to Associate by expanding law firm Biscoes and now heads up the company’s Gosport office.
Hairs please!
Bus driver Julie Wood pulled out all the stops for charity and allowed a colleague to shave off all her hair. She gave up her locks on Yellow Buses’ Mufti Day that raised £1,500 for Cancer Research UK. Julie has seen close up the devastating effects of cancer and wanted to help combat the disease. So she allowed fellow driver … Read More
Funeral directors show bias
Cranborne Bowling Club has announced a new sponsorship deal with a well-known local funeral director. Douch & Small, based in Wimborne and part of the Douch Family Funeral Directors group, has got behind the 65-year-old club. The bowlers play at the village’s recreation ground and compete in the Westbrook Mixed Triples League. They also have a fixture card full of … Read More
Prancing Parley horses dance to Spanish tune
The increasing popularity of equestrianism since the Olympics in 2012 has led to Parley Equestrian Centre running ‘dressage etiquette’ lessons for complete novices. And three of its students came first, third and sixth in the ‘restricted section of their class’ at their very first competition – out of a field of 16. Spanish expert Roland Bellido has been instructing the riders … Read More
Hotel managers face-off in the People’s Kitchen
The Marsham Court Hotel is aiming to make mincemeat of The Cumberland Hotel when their managers face-off across the burners in the People’s Kitchen. A highlight in the annual, 10-day, Bournemouth Food & Drink Festival (June 17-26), the People’s Kitchen pits teams of two from different professions against each other in fast-paced, 20-minute cooking challenges. The action takes place in … Read More