Students pass interview challenge

It’s not often teenagers find themselves facing a tough interview panel as they apply for high powered jobs. But that’s just what students from two Bournemouth colleges experienced when they were given a taste of real life in a tough job seeking challenge. More than 300 Year 10 students from Avonbourne and Harewood colleges were tasked with applying for one … Read More

DCCI welcomes St Aldhelm’s Academy to Young Chamber

Fresh from its glowing Ofsted report, St Aldhelm’s Academy (SAA) is taking the lead in a national initiative to connect schools and employers. The academy, in Herbert Avenue, Poole, is the first school in the county to join The 2016 Dorset Young Chamber programme. The scheme, which is being led by Dorset Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) with the … Read More

Former golfer Elsie tees off her 100th year

Former golfer Elsie Knopp teed off her 100th birthday celebrations with the help of her two strapping grandsons. Elsie, a resident at Colten Care’s Linden House in Lymington, was joined at the care home by William (25) and Thomas Hetherington (23) from Milford-on-Sea and a host of other family members and friends. The party enjoyed Elsie’s favourite meal of roast … Read More

If it’s old, it’s sold

A business selling authentic vintage items has celebrated its second anniversary, proving that there is profit in nostalgia. The huge Bournemouth Vintage Emporium on Christchurch Road just down the hill from Pokesdown railway station has tapped into a growing market. Graham Spridgeon launched the enterprise after agreeing a special deal with landlord DWP Housing Partnership, which is keen to encourage … Read More

Surveyors on the road with branded cars

A leading independent firm of chartered surveyors is getting on the road with newly-branded cars. Portsmouth-based Chandler Hawkins now has its logo emblazoned on the firm’s two vehicles Partner Neil Hawkins said: “The name of Chandler Hawkins is well known for surveying and valuing – now the cars will be recognisable too. “We thought it was time to fly the … Read More

The panes in Spain are mainly clean again

The head of a window cleaning company was stunned when a client flew him more than 1,000 miles to Majorca to clean the windows of his huge holiday home. Luke Rayner, who runs Harvard Window Cleaning in Sandbanks, Dorset, spent a week at the property in Puerto Portals. The anonymous owner of the large house on the hillside overlooking the port on … Read More

Recruitment goes Wild in Poole

Wild Recruitment in Poole has moved into bigger premises due to the continued improvement in the local economy. The agency set up just three years ago and is now in new offices opposite Barclays House on the George Roundabout. With seven staff members already, Wild is aiming for 80 per cent growth this year and is looking for both clients … Read More

Bournemouth school scoops national award

The UK’s most enterprising college has done it again – scooping not one but two awards in the national Tenner Challenge. A team of Year 10 students from Avonbourne College in Bournemouth has won ‘best group’ and ‘highest profit’ in the national search for the best young entrepreneurs. With just a £10 loan, the team called Little Poppies made an … Read More