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King Charles has been diagnosed with a form of cancer, Buckingham Palace said

King Charles III diagnosed with cancer: Harry returning to UK

KING Charles III has been diagnosed with a form of cancer, Buckingham Palace has…

Stewarts Garden Centres in Dorset will back Lewis-Manning Hospice Care in 2024

Dorset garden centres to support Lewis-Manning Hospice Care in 2024

A DORSET hospice is set to benefit from a year of fundraising at county garden centres. Stewarts Garden Centres, which…

Former DCH consultant Michael Dooley leads the DCH100 team

Dorset County Hospital charity launches walk to boost £2.5m appeal

PEOPLE are being urged to put their best feet forward for a charity walk along the Jurassic Coast -…

Pharmacies can now treat seven common conditions without a GP appointment

Pharmacists can now treat these conditions without a GP appointment

SORE throats, earache, impetigo, shingles and more can now be treated by pharmacists – without the need for a…

Holding the cheque, from left, Bourne View residents Joan Blackshaw, John Broomfield and Irene Whyment. Behind them are, from left, DCCF fundraising manager Jannine Loveys and trustee Di Bird; and Bourne View home manager Gemma Parkin

Care home efforts raise £1,100 for Dorset cancer charity

A QUIZ night, gala lunches and games afternoons were among fundraisers that saw a Poole care home raise more…

A 'collection robot' could soon be handing out prescriptions at a Dorchester pharmacy. Pictures: Black Circle/Dorset Council

Robot could soon hand out prescriptions at Dorchester pharmacy

A ROBOT could soon be dispensing prescriptions in Dorchester. Black Circle has applied for permission to extend the chemist facilities…

Lewis-Manning’s Muddy Dog Dash is set to take place in March

Ready, steady, get muddy for Dorset hospice charity!

DOGS and their owners are being urged to get muddy for a good cause. Registration for the 2024 Muddy Dog…

Delph House, Broadstone. Photo: Google Maps.

Swanage care home residents looking for new homes as firm in administration

A FIRM that runs two Dorset care homes has gone into administration, it has been confirmed, with some residents…

The glass will be on display between April 27 and May 2

Dazzling display of glass flowers to mark charity’s 30th year

A DAZZLING display featuring 1,000 handcrafted stained-glass flowers will mark a Dorset charity’s 30th anniversary. The Forest Holme Hospice Charity…

Lewis-Manning chief executive Clare Gallie with Jeff Mostyn and Warren Munson, from Evolve, who hosted the evening

Former AFC Bournemouth chairman Jeff Mostyn wows crowd at charity event

FORMER AFC Bournemouth chairman Jeff Mostyn wowed the crowd at a special charity event. An Audience with Jeff Mostyn, hosted…