Health & Wellbeing

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Volunteers needed for Marie Curie’s great daffodil appeal 

End of life charity Marie Curie is urgently calling for volunteers in Dorset to give just two hours of…

£150,000 boost for chemo patients

The aseptic pharmacy unit at Poole Hospital is going to be delivering an improved service to patients with cancer…

Mad Hair Day

It’s time to grab the neon hairspray and clippers as MYTIME, the local charity that supports Dorset’s young carers,…

Give the gift of unwanted presents

Boring socks, shower gel sets in a scent you can’t stand or yet another cookbook? Sometimes it really is…

Popular cycling fundraiser back with new routes

Cyclists should put the date of May 15, 2022, in their diary – because the North Dorset Cycle Ride…

Be very wary of Omicron at fuel pumps

Drivers at risk of getting the gift of Covid from fuel pump handles. More than 100,000 drivers could be coming…

‘Once folk open their homes to others, they usually love it…’

The idea of opening your home to a total stranger to share your daily life may sound odd or…

Hospice care staff deliver bags of cheer

Lewis-Manning Hospice Care staff have delivered ‘Bags of Kindness’ to their patients and families in East Dorset and Purbeck….

Loved Louis’ foundation tops £100,000

When 17-year-old Louis Ross from Tarrant Keyneston tragically died in…