£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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Open gardens event raises £1,400 for Dorset hospital appeal
AN open gardens event raised more than £1,000 for Dorset County Hospital’s new appeal. Cattistock Open Gardens, which ran in…
NHS issues warning over bonfire burns over fireworks weekend
SCORES of people each year require treatment for burns due to fireworks incidents in the south west – and…
Light Up a Life to remember a loved one this Christmas
LOST loved ones will once again be remembered at special services across Dorset this Christmas. The Weldmar Hospicecare charity is…