Health & Wellbeing

Eligible people in Dorset urged to book Covid-19 booster jabs

ELIGIBLE people are being urged to book their Covid-19 booster jabs this spring. More than 75,000 people in Dorset are…

Hospital appointments could be postponed as nurses prepare to strike

HOSPITAL appointments could be postponed this weekend and into next week as nurses prepare to go out on strike. Nursing…

Top tips to help your fretting teenager at revision time

by Alice Johnsen Every spring across the country thoughts turn with mixed emotions towards exams. GCSEs, A-level and other exams…

Nature serves up a bountiful amount of spring treats

by Fiona Chapman SPRING is here despite the weather indicating to the contrary. The birds are singing in the morning,…

Meditations in nature: The wonderful world of wood ants

by Susie Curtin EARLY April, the warmth of the sun is on my shoulders as I follow the paths over…

Meditations in nature: Ode to the ancient

by Susie Curtin March is named after Mars, the Roman god of war. It is quite fitting, then, that today…

Covid mask mandate at Dorset County Hospital to end

MASKS will no longer be mandatory at a Dorset hospital from next week (April 11). Dorset County Hospital has announced…

Imposter Syndrome: Maybe it’s best to just fake it ’til you make it

by Alice Johnsen Here’s an issue you will probably have heard talked about but do you know how to deal…

Meditations in nature: Ferns of the rainforest

by Dr Susie Curtin. Although I am quite content to lounge on my sofa, watching my cheeky wrens forage in…

My visit to a herbalist’s paradise

by Fiona Chapman. I am lucky to have just come back from St Lucia, a beautiful volcanic and tropical island…