Poole has launched its Anti-Bullying Strategy and Action plan 2012-2014 at an Anti-Bullying Good Practice Conference hosted by Springdale First School. This Strategy is the key document for professionals working to prevent and tackle bullying in Poole with children and young people. It builds on the good work already taking place in many schools and [...]
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Work has started on the transformation of the walled garden at Upton Country Park. This long-awaited project has been started thanks to a generous donation from the Friends of Upton Country Park. Over the next four months the garden will be transformed into a space that can be used all year round with new pathways, [...] A bustling port, a smugglers’ haunt, a potters’ paradise – just some of the topics which visitors to Poole’s quayside area can learn more about when a new heritage trail is launched on 31 January. The new Poole Trail, inspired by Poole Museum Service, reveals stories, pictures, audio and films about the town’s remarkable heritage [...] CUSTOMERS ON DEMAND Viva! have launched an exciting new marketing system that uses QR codes (Quick Response Codes) over and above the usual use of scanning the code with your smartphone (iPhones etc.) to go to a website, collect business card details or receive a sales message. Marketing Bugle, the parent company behind Viva! Publications [...] An application to register Baiter and Whitecliff Recreation Ground as a town green is to be considered by an independent public inquiry. A report into the application, submitted by the Parkstone Bay Association was considered at a meeting of the licensing sub-committee on Wednesday 7 September 2011. The officer’s report presented two options to members [...] The last sections of steel for the new Twins Sails Bridge have arrived in Poole. The five sections of steel form the final part of Poole’s landmark structure being assembled on site in Hamworthy before being installed across the Backwater Channel in September. A total of 800 tonnes of steel has now been [...] BOURNEMOUTH ECHO A RED Arrow has crashed at Bournemouth Airport. Emergency services are at the scene in a field south of the airport. They have set up a wide exclusion zone around the area. Eye witnesses reported dog walkers attempting to help pull the pilot from the river. The incident happened after a successful display [...] Shoppers will be able to more easily recycle thin plastic packaging such as bread bags and cereal liners thanks to an agreement between the country’s biggest supermarkets and the On Pack Recycling Label (OPRL) scheme. The 4,500 stores across the country which collect plastic bags for recycling will now accept clean plastic film packaging in [...] Don’t deal with door-to-door salesmen offering too good to be true deals on resurfacing driveways and paths. That’s the message from Borough of Poole’s trading standards staff who have seen a recent increase in reports of rogue traders targeting householders in the area. Andy Shimmen, Trading Standards Officer, Borough of Poole, said: "Since the warmer [...] Dorset writer Natasha Solomons visits Hamworthy Library to talk about her new novel on Wednesday 18 May. Fans of Natasha Solomons’ funny and highly individual writing can book their free place at the library or by ringing 673750. The talk starts at 3.30 pm. Natasha’s debut novel, Mr Rosenblum’s List won acclaim from the [...] |
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