Blandford Health and Beauty Centre shuts after 20 years
A BLANDFORD beauty salon has closed after 20 years of helping townsfolk look their best. The Blandford Health & Beauty…
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,…
MIUs in Somerset to be renamed – and what they can treat you for
PEOPLE in Somerset needing immediate medical help will attend Urgent Treatment Centres across the county from April 1. The Somerset…
How a Glastonbury Festival presentation led to a Tor challenge for Annie Maw…
ANNIE Maw – the long-serving former Lord Lieutenant of Somerset – is preparing to scale the Glastonbury Tor for…
£300,000 boost for Somerset leisure centres – in Frome, Wells, Yeovil and Chard
SOMERSET leisure centres will be improved after more than £300,000 of new funding was secured. The cash, totalling £316,700, has…
Mental health charity’s £6,000 fundraising call ahead of move to new home
A BRIDPORT-based mental health charity is appealing for donations as it takes a final step towards moving into a…
Nourish in Blandford teams up with Morrisons to help women in need
A BLANDFORD group that supports people in hard times has teamed up with Morrisons to help those enduring period…
Care home in bid to expand and offer 12 new rooms and staff accommodation
A DORSET care home has submitted plans for an extension. Casterbridge Lodge, off the B3159 at Winterbourne Steepleton, has applied…
Restricted access to entrances at Dorchester hospital this weekend
ACCESS to entrances at Dorset County Hospital will be disrupted by engineering works this weekend. On Saturday (March 23), work…
New annexe boosts capacity at Sherborne surgery
A SHERBORNE surgery has expanded capacity in a bid to treat more patients. A new annexe at The Apples Medical…
