Health & Wellbeing

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A passion for massage

Since training in Holistic Massage back in 2010 I’ve always loved it. I love the benefits of massage, the…

Hospital offering weekend Covid jabs

Timings for COVID-19 spring booster jabs at a new ‘pop-up’ vaccination centre in Blandford Hospital’s Outpatients Department have now…

Mountain challenge – with a twist

A Bournemouth-based therapist is taking on the Three Peaks Challenge to raise awareness of Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) among…

Hospital celebrates national accreditation

Wimborne’s Victoria Hospital has met national accreditation standards for its gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy services once again. The Endoscopy Team at…

Natasha beat the test of time to help others

Sixteen years ago, Wimborne mum Natasha Hunt was praying she’d live long enough to see her new baby take…

Join up and say: ‘knickers to cancer’

Time to hoist up your knickers as the Great Dorset Pants Fence cancer charity project makes a comeback after…

Try the Star Jump challenge for STARS

Make a difference to people’s lives by taking part in the fun ‘star jumping’ challenge for Sexual Trauma and…

£5,000 boost for women’s mental health support

The decline in the nation’s mental health is now a constant headline topic – not to mention political hot…

Community meditation centre opens

Lunchbreak meditation and the healing art of reiki are just two of the therapies on offer at a new…

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…