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…
Somerset NHS service cuts womb cancer waiting times by 59 days
WAITING times for womb cancer diagnoses in Somerset have dropped by 59 days – thanks to a new self-referral…
Crematorium effort raises £14,000 for mental health charity
A CHARITY helping people suffering with mental health illness has received a £14,000 boost. Mind in Somerset was selected as…
Low-cost Gillingham leisure centre membership to boost health and fitness
GET active and move more. That is the advice from staff at Gillingham Surgery, who know how important it is…
Farmer plans three marathons – barefoot – for kitchen gardens plan
A SOMERSET farmer is taking on three marathons on the Dorset coast to plant kitchen gardens in schools -…
Sunflower trail raised more than £15,000 for baby unit at DCH
SUNFLOWERS helped raise more than £15,000 to help Dorset County Hospital’s (DCH) Special Care Baby Unit. Each year, Maiden…