DO you know someone who has made a difference to the community?

They may have worked tirelessly for charity, set up a special group or organisation or just simply live and breathe Dorset.

The Daily Echo and Dorset Echo have teamed up with Heart FM for this year’s Dorset Hall of Fame Awards and nominations are open to find the county’s unsung heroes.

This is the second year of the awards and last year five people were inducted, including Nikila Newman.

The dance teacher from Poole was recognised for her efforts in starting up a school on the Turlin Moor estate. The school now runs classes seven days a week and teaches 200 people.

Nikila was credited with turning around many lives on the estate.

The 2013 awards night will take place on October 10 at the Pavilion Ballroom, off Westover Road, where five extraordinary people who have made the county better, or made a difference, will be recognised.

Closing date for nominations is August 18. There are no categories or criteria to qualify for consideration, they just have to be amazing people.

Heart FM presents The Dorset Hall of Fame with Teachers Building Society in association with The Daily Echo.

Laura Richards, from Teachers Building Society, said: “As the only building society based in Dorset, we are excited to be involved in the promotion of an award that is open to every single person living in this great county.

“We encourage people from all walks of life to get involved and nominate worthy contenders to celebrate the wonderful things being done by the people of Dorset for the people of Dorset.”

For more information and to nominate someone special, go to heart.co.uk