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…
NHS dentist in Wincanton going private due to ‘underfunded’ service
NHS dental patients turning up at a Wincanton clinic in recent days have been confronted with a notice informing…
Latest NHS strike adds to ‘thousands of appointments’ postponed
NHS services in the South West are facing ‘significant disruption’ due to strikes, staff holidays and sickness, and warm…
More hospital appointments to be postponed during NHS strike
SOME hospital appointments will be postponed this week as consultants in Dorset join a nationwide strike. The industrial action, part…
