This is a very basic introduction to First Aid and Defibrillation aimed at children between the ages of 7 and 11, but it can suit children of any age. The course is kept at a basic level with no use of confusing terminology. The course will sho ...

Hundreds of people have joined a rally calling for Charminster Library to reopen. Staff, families, library users and residents aged from two to ninety four gathered on Friday the twelfth of June after the building closed last December. BCP Council has said work to remove asbestos will begin at the end of June, but further funding for the remaining repairs has not been committed. People at the rally said the library has been a safe community space, supporting families, children, friendships and early learning. The Friends of Charminster Group says it will keep pressing until funding is in place.

More than one hundred roads in and around Winton are set to move to twenty miles per hour. The new speed limit will cover roads in Winton, Charminster, Moordown and Talbot Woods from June first, after public engagement showed most local residents supported the change. The area was identified as a high priority following collision data from twenty nineteen to twenty twenty three, when two hundred and seventeen casualties were recorded.