New £2m Discharge Lounge opens at Dorset County Hospital
PATIENTS waiting to leave hospital can do so in improved facilities after the opening of a new lounge. A new…
Dorset Police officer sacked over WhatsApp group
A SENIOR serving Dorset Police officer has been sacked after posting offensive messages in a WhatsApp group – and…
Dorset NHS trust lands award for welcoming international nurses and midwives
EFFORTS to embrace and support internationally-educated nurses in Dorset has led to a prestigious award. Dorset HealthCare is the first…
Get on your bike for Dorset Historic Churches Trust!
A CHARITABLE church fund is hoping for a bumper boost thanks to an annual fundraiser taking place next month. Saturday,…
A giant sand lizard is invading the Isle of Purbeck! For a good cause…
A GIANT sand lizard is invading the Isle of Purbeck. But far from threatening walkers, it is in the form…
Deadline approaching for Dorset community fund applications
COMMUNITY projects including play areas, theatres, sports clubs and village halls could benefit from funding to build or improve…
Residents reassured after Legionella bacteria found on Bibby Stockholm
RESIDENTS are being reassured over the quality of water in Portland and the surrounding area after the Bibby Stockholm…
More than £100 million to be spent on South West road this year
MORE than £100 million is set to be spent updating roads, paths and bridges in the south west this…
Some hospital appointments postponed as junior doctors walk out
SOME hospital appointments have been postponed after junior doctors walked out this morning in the latest industrial action. Amid an…
Death of man, 29, in Christchurch was ‘not suspicious’, say police
A MAN arrested in connection with the death of a man in Christchurch has been released without charge. Dorset…