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Lewis-Manning supporters, clockwise from top; Harry & Sandra Redknapp, patient Christine, Fearne Cotton, Jeff Mostyn and Emelia Fox

Celebrities back Dorset hospice charity’s plea for double donations

TV PRESENTER Fearne Cotton, actress Emilia Fox and Harry and Sandra Redknapp are among celebrities endorsing a Dorset hospice…

Staff at Christchurch Day Hospital celebrate the accreditation

Care at Christchurch Day Hospital gains accreditation

LEVELS of care given to patients at Christchurch Day Hospital have been awarded a special accreditation. The hospital team has…

Energy advice on offer at Poole and Weymouth events

ADVICE will be on offer to people struggling with energy costs at an events this month. On November 30, energy…

£1.4m project to cut waiting times at Dorset County Hospital

A £1.4 MILLION project is underway in a bid to cut waiting times at a Dorset hospital. A ward at…

Beryl bikes can now be hired in Corfe Mullen and Upton

Dorset’s Beryl bike hire scheme launched in Corfe Mullen and Upton

PEDDLE power is now available to rent in Corfe Mullen and Upton to help residents and visitors get around. People…

From left: Quentin Royles (head chef at the Thomas Tripp and Bodega), Dave Burns and Jason Giddings

Tasty tunes and a delicious dish raising money for Christchurch hospice

TASTY tunes and a delicious dish will raise money for a hospice charity. And the owners of three Christchurch venues…

Carers leads and GP practice representatives who were recognised at the event pictured alongside carer Christine Carter, and Harriet Stevens, BCFC project lead and carers engagement facilitator

Mid-Dorset GP practices honoured for work with unpaid carer patients

GP practices across mid-Dorset have been honoured for work to support patients who are unpaid carers. Nine surgeries have been…

Chris Thomas, chair of trustees, with volunteers Anne Luke and Rowena Wilkes, and CEO Kathy Fryatt-Banks

Volunteers thanked for 10 years supporting families at Home-Start Wessex

A CHARITY that supports families thanked staff, volunteers and supporters at a special event after enduring its “toughest year…

The Christchurch and District Branch of Parkinson's UK is appealing for volunteers to come forward

Parkinson’s Christchurch branch could close unless new volunteers found

A CHARITY that supports people affected by Parkinson’s in Christchurch and the surrounding areas has issued an urgent appeal…

Ros Dignan, back right, with Citizens Advice advisors who will once again be partnering with Dorset Community Foundation on its Surviving Winter appeal

Fears over elderly in energy bill arrears as winter appeal launched in Dorset

MORE people than ever could find themselves in arrears on their energy bills this winter, a Dorset charity has…