A NUMBER of pharmacies are opening on Christmas Day for those in need of advice and medication.

Below is a list of pharmacies open on December 25 in Somerset, Wiltshire and Dorset.

“Pharmacists are experts in medicines who can help you and your family with minor health concerns,” an NHS spokesperson said.

“As qualified healthcare professionals, they can offer clinical advice and over-the-counter medicines for a range of minor illnesses, such as coughs, colds, sore throats, tummy trouble and aches and pains.”

Selected pharmacies in Somerset, Dorset and Wiltshire open on Christmas Day:

• Jhoots, Bridport Medical Centre, West Allington: Noon-2pm
• Victoria Park Pharmacy, 14 Maud Road, Dorchester: 2pm-4pm
• The Abbey Pharmacy, 83 Cheap Street, Sherborne: 10am-noon
• Well Pharmacy, 10 Cornmarket, Warminster: 1pm-3pm
• Boots Pharmacy, 10-11 Market Place, Frome: 2pm-4pm
• Knights Pharmacy, Feversham Lane, Glastonbury: 10am-noon
• Options Pharmacy, 61b West Coker Road, Yeovil: 10am-noon
• Day Lewis Pharmacy, 11-13 South Street, Wareham: 3pm-5pm
• Boots Pharmacy, 1-3 Station Road, Swanage: 11.30am-1.30pm
• Colehill Pharmacy, 42 Middlehill Road, Wimborne: 10am-noon
• Rowlands Pharmacy, 315 Wimborne Road, Oakdale, Poole: 11am-1pm
• Rowlands, Millstream Medical Centre, Millstream House, Avon Approach, Salisbury: 11am-1pm
• Bishopdown, 28 St Clements Way, Salisbury: 3pm-5pm