Health & Wellbeing

£10 million Cale View was lauded as a 'state-of-the-art' care home for Wincanton. Picture: Cornerstone Healthcare

Closed: The £10 million Somerset care home that only ever welcomed four residents…

A £10 MILLION care home in Wincanton has closed – less than a year after it was built and…

Care South has introduced Dementia Care Champions across all of its care homes

Dementia care coaches installed at Dorset and Somerset care homes

DEMENTIA care coaches have been put in position at care homes across Somerset and Dorset. Residential and home care provider,…

The tractor convoy near the Tarrant Valley Picture: John Maiden

Tractor run and family fun day sees Tarrant Keyneston community come together for charity

A FAMILY fun day at Tarrant Keyneston raised £2,265 for the Southampton Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). The event, held…

Kev Aston is looking to give back to the hospital which has looked after him and his family Picture: Kev Aston

Step-tember challenge sees Shaftesbury man go the extra mile (and then some) for Salisbury Hospital

33,333 STEPS – that’s what one man will be running and walking each day this month as he looks…

Michael Koch on the water

Kayakers to travel 61 miles from Gillingham to Christchurch in first of its kind charity adventure

TWO kayakers will attempt to paddle down the whole navigable length of the Dorset River Stour at the end…

Secured spaces such as the one proposed offer opportunities for dog training

New secure dog walking field could be coming to Gillingham

DOG owners in Gillingham could make use of a new secure dog walking field in the future after plans…

Consultant orthopaedic surgeon at DCH, Nick Savva, with Ridgeway staff. Picture: DCH

New orthopaedic unit opens at Dorset County Hospital

A NEW ward for people having surgery has opened at Dorset County Hospital (DCH). The Ridgeway Elective Orthopaedic Unit, complete…

Yeovil MP Adam Dance presented Pat with a bunch of flowers

Yeovil nurse Pat retires after 51 years of helping others

“I ALWAYS wanted to be a nurse.” Those were the words of inspirational Pat Wilcox, who has retired from her…

Dorset Young Farmers county chair Amy Wonnacott, front left, with county organiser Tracy Hounsome, left, and right of th cheque are consultant breast surgeon Miss Vivien Ng and far right, Andy Seare, county president

Dorset Young Farmers make DCH donation as thank you for member’s care

DORSET Young Farmers rallied round after a member was diagnosed with breast cancer – raising money for the hospital…

The e-bikes are expected to arrive later this summer Picture: Beryl

E-bike scheme is coming to Dorchester

A NEW electric bike scheme is being rolled out in Dorchester, Portland and Weymouth later this summer.