Dorset animal shelters ‘full to bursting’
Local animal shelters are 'full to bursting' after the number of calls made to the RSCPA about abandoned animals has risen for the fifth year running.
Sandford road opens ahead of schedule
After ten weeks of road closure motorists will be happy to hear that Sandford Road will re-open one week ahead of schedule.
Local businesses raise £1,500 for charity
A business networking club in Bournemouth has raised £1,500 to help families affected by life-threatening illnesses.
Is breast best online
A growing number of women are joining online breast milk sharing communities. Laura Curtis explores the internet-driven social phenomenon and examines the differences between milk banks with screening processes and online donation.
South Dorset MP slams EU as ‘federalist nightmare’
South Dorset MP Richard Drax has slammed the European Union as a " legal and financial federalist nightmare", during an emergency House of Commons debate this week.
Winners of the Rallye Sunseeker Challenge 2012 announced
James Ford and co-driver Neil Colman have won the Rallye Sunseeker Challenge 2012, which took place in the forests of Bournemouth and Poole.
Climate change affecting hedgehogs
Studies have shown that climate change has affected the behaviour of migrating birds, trees coming into leaf, and frogs spawning. Research in the 1970s revealed a direct link between hibernation and the climate which marked a difference in hedgehog hibernation patterns across the UK. With the help of the public, scientists will be repeating the survey to see what effect climate change is having on the hedgehogs in England.
Handball! BU backs rising Olympic sport
Every Olympic games, an unexpected sport with a lesser profile captures the imagination of the watching masses. Mark Wilson takes a look at handball, a growing sport with great potential to capture the British imagination, and how BU is getting involved.
