£45,000 grant for sensory garden at Dorset County Hospital
A GRANT of more than £45,000 will see a sensory courtyard garden created at Dorset County Hospital (DCH). The hospital,…
Communicare in Swanage to mark 40 years in the community at special service
COMMUNICARE in Swanage is 40 years old and is celebrating with a special Service of Thanksgiving and Praise at…
Land purchase will enable future Wimborne Hospital expansion
TRUSTEES of the Friends of Wimborne Hospital have worked with Dorset HealthCare to buy an acre of land next…
Charity launches new day hospice in Swanage
A NEW day hospice has been launched in Swanage. Lewis-Manning Hospice Care opened the service, at Swanage Cricket Club, on…
Multi-storey hospital car park to close this weekend, visitors warned
VISITORS are being warned of disruption to parking at Dorset County Hospital this weekend. The multi-storey car park on the…
Failings at Dorset hospital that handed baby to the “wrong mother” were highlighted before incident
A MOTHER was handed the WRONG baby after giving birth at a Dorset hospital. The University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation…
Thousands of suspected illegal vapes, cigarettes and tobacco seized in Weymouth raids
SUSPECTED illegal vapes, cigarettes and tobacco were seized from shops in Weymouth. Members of Dorset Council’s Trading Standards team joined…
Yeovil Town fan who collapsed at Weymouth game is on the mend
A FAN who fell ill at the Weymouth v Yeovil Town football match on Monday (April…
New MD unveiled for Dorset adult social care firm
A DORSET care firm has appointed a new managing director. Adult social care provider Care Dorset, owned by Dorset Council,…
Care home residents join muddy participants at charity dog event
CARE home residents – and their best friends – took on a charity challenge to raise vital funds. Residents, staff…