Health & Wellbeing

Walking back to happiness

The school holidays are nearly here and if there’s one thing we’ve learnt over the last few years, it’s…

Don’t live life on repeat: Why we need to put joy first

You know you feel better after an evening spent laughing – really belly-achingly laughing – with good friends. You go…

Her Majesty The Queen – in it for the long game

As we enter this season of celebration for Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations I want to celebrate…

A common weed with many uses

Chickweed, Stellaria media, is popping up all over the place at the moment. I keep pulling it out of…

Meditations in nature: A woodland galaxy

Every year, they stop me in my tracks. I cannot walk past clumps of wood anemones without pausing to…

Meditations in nature: Ode to a blackthorn winter

As I come back from an afternoon walk, my face is smarting against the large snowflakes that twist and…

Advice appointments available for the deaf community

People who are deaf or speech impaired can now get sign language support when contacting the Advice Team at…

Panto collections raise over £9,000

Two local charities, The Foyer Club and Yeovil District Hospital’s Breast Cancer Unit Appeal yesterday received cheques totalling more…

Villagers fund-raise over £4,000 for Parkinson’s UK

Motorbike enthusiast Mike Wells, who has been living with Parkinson’s for many years and who during lockdown began Painting…

Hike the Jurassic Coast and raise money for Diverse Abilities

Keen walkers and explorers are invited to join Diverse Abilities, Dorset’s disability charity, and take on the Jurassic Coast…