Somerset leaders write to government in funding plea amid bankruptcy fears
“THE model for funding social care is broken and we urgently need your support to ensure we can continue…
Home-Start Wessex family support charity to expand after closure of sister branch
A FAMILY support charity is expanding after a west Dorset group closed after it was unable to secure funding. Home-Start…
Dorset’s Beryl bike hire scheme launched in Corfe Mullen and Upton
PEDDLE power is now available to rent in Corfe Mullen and Upton to help residents and visitors get around. People…
Swimmers can brave the cold at Shaftesbury Lido winter sessions
SWIMMERS can brave the cold when Shaftesbury Lido opens this winter. The pool, at Barton Hill, is launching cold-water sessions…
Bridport mental health charity receives King’s Award for Voluntary Service
A MENTAL health charity has been handed the highest honour available to voluntary organisations. The Burrough Harmony Centre, in Bridport,…
Mid-Dorset GP practices honoured for work with unpaid carer patients
GP practices across mid-Dorset have been honoured for work to support patients who are unpaid carers. Nine surgeries have been…
Gillingham race night raised £2,000 for air ambulance charities
A RACE night raised much-needed funds for air ambulance services in Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire. The event, in September, was…
Volunteers thanked for 10 years supporting families at Home-Start Wessex
A CHARITY that supports families thanked staff, volunteers and supporters at a special event after enduring its “toughest year…
Fears over elderly in energy bill arrears as winter appeal launched in Dorset
MORE people than ever could find themselves in arrears on their energy bills this winter, a Dorset charity has…
Open gardens event raises £1,400 for Dorset hospital appeal
AN open gardens event raised more than £1,000 for Dorset County Hospital’s new appeal. Cattistock Open Gardens, which ran in…
