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Flowers and sweets mark special Valentine’s celebration at Hamworthy care home

FLOWERS, cards and sweets were the order of the day for a Valentine’s celebration in Hamworthy. Residents and staff at…

Staff and residents at Moors Manor in St Leonards enjoyed a flipping great day

Flipping heck! St Leonards care home marks Pancake Day

FLIPPING heck! Staff and residents at Moors Manor care home in St Leonards went pancake crazy to mark Shrove…

King Charles has been diagnosed with a form of cancer, Buckingham Palace said

King Charles III diagnosed with cancer: Harry returning to UK

KING Charles III has been diagnosed with a form of cancer, Buckingham Palace has…

A host of activities are arranged for residents at Upton Bay, in Hamworthy

Activities organisers celebrated at Hamworthy care home

STAFF who organise activities at a Hamworthy care home were celebrated during a special week. Upton Bay care home, run…

Stewarts Garden Centres in Dorset will back Lewis-Manning Hospice Care in 2024

Dorset garden centres to support Lewis-Manning Hospice Care in 2024

A DORSET hospice is set to benefit from a year of fundraising at county garden centres. Stewarts Garden Centres, which…

Pharmacies can now treat seven common conditions without a GP appointment

Pharmacists can now treat these conditions without a GP appointment

SORE throats, earache, impetigo, shingles and more can now be treated by pharmacists – without the need for a…

Holding the cheque, from left, Bourne View residents Joan Blackshaw, John Broomfield and Irene Whyment. Behind them are, from left, DCCF fundraising manager Jannine Loveys and trustee Di Bird; and Bourne View home manager Gemma Parkin

Care home efforts raise £1,100 for Dorset cancer charity

A QUIZ night, gala lunches and games afternoons were among fundraisers that saw a Poole care home raise more…

David Bland is one of the Royal Free Hospital's 2,500 transplant patients. Pictures: RFH NHS Trust

Blandford man planning Jaguar jaunt after transplant surgery

A MAN from Blandford whose drinks after a stressful day at work ended up damaging his liver recently became…

Angela Thorn with the art created at Fernhill, in Longham

Art at the forefront of care at Longham care home

A CARER at a dedicated dementia care home has turned her flair for art into an inclusive painting project…

Residents enjoying flower arranging at Moors Manor care home

Blooming good time at care home to mark flower day

RESIDENTS at a St Leonards care home had a blooming marvellous time on International Flower Day. The occasion, on Friday…