Health & Wellbeing

Work is progressing at the new Cale View Care Home in Wincanton. Picture: Cornerstone Healthcare

VIDEO: Work progressing on new 74-bed Wincanton care home

WORK is progressing apace at a new Wincanton nursing home. The Cale View development, off Dyke’s Way and Andrews Way,…

Two-day event in West Dorset to mark World Mental Health Day

AN event highlighting wellbeing – and how you can improve it – will run in Bridport to mark World…

Dorchester firm hands £6,400 to Dorset County Hospital appeal

A DORCHESTER firm has handed more than £6,400 to the Dorset County Hospital Charity. NFU Mutual Agents and staff at…

Sherborne Girls’ School needlework on display at town hospital

STUDENTS at Sherborne Girls’ School put their needle skills to good use – creating an artwork for a town…

World Suicide Prevention Day: How to access help and support

TODAY is World Suicide Prevention Day – and Dorset HealthCare is urging people to reach out to anyone who…

PICTURES: Plans submitted for new outpatient building at Yeovil Hospital

PLANS for a new, three-storey diagnostic and outpatient facility at Yeovil District Hospital have been submitted. The scheme would see…

£2.5m hospital appeal launching at Dorset County Show

A £2.5 MILLION fundraising appeal to help emergency care patients and their families at Dorset County Hospital (DCH) is…

Somerset Council finances ‘stark and challenging’ as social care costs spiral

THE rising cost of social care is pushing Somerset’s finances in a ‘stark and challenging’ position. Somerset Council has warned…

TV star Martin Clunes set for Dorset hospice fete appearance

ACTOR Martin Clunes is set to once again be a guest at a charity’s annual summer fete next week. The…

New singing sessions in Gillingham bring community together

A NEW singing event has launched in Gillingham, giving people the chance to get out – and put their…