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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…

Lewis-Manning’s Muddy Dog Dash is set to take place in March

Ready, steady, get muddy for Dorset hospice charity!

DOGS and their owners are being urged to get muddy for a good cause. Registration for the 2024 Muddy Dog…

The glass will be on display between April 27 and May 2

Dazzling display of glass flowers to mark charity’s 30th year

A DAZZLING display featuring 1,000 handcrafted stained-glass flowers will mark a Dorset charity’s 30th anniversary. The Forest Holme Hospice Charity…

Lewis-Manning chief executive Clare Gallie with Jeff Mostyn and Warren Munson, from Evolve, who hosted the evening

Former AFC Bournemouth chairman Jeff Mostyn wows crowd at charity event

FORMER AFC Bournemouth chairman Jeff Mostyn wowed the crowd at a special charity event. An Audience with Jeff Mostyn, hosted…

Delph House, Broadstone. Photo: Google Maps.

Broadstone and Langton care homes to close amid “financial difficulties”

TWO Dorset care homes are closing – as the company that runs them announced it is to…

Stephanie Legg was a popular member of the team at the Blandford Group Practice

Blandford surgery services to close for funeral of “much-loved” team member Stephanie Legg

STAFF and patients from a Blandford surgery will gather to pay tribute to team member Stephanie Legg, who…

Therapy donkey Pedro charms staff at Forest Holme Hospice in Poole

Entertainment from Strictly to singing marks Christmas at Poole hospice

A WEEK of festive entertainment – including ballroom dancing and a visit from a donkey – helped get Poole…

Coping with CHAOS during a visit to Adventure Wonderland. Picture: Diverse Abilities

Charity moving to Adventure Wonderland theme park site near Bournemouth

A DORSET disability charity is moving to a new base – at a Dorset theme park. Diverse Abilities, which supports…

PICTURES: Dorset hospice charity party raises £3,500 for vital care

A CHRISTMAS party raised £3,500 for a Dorset hospice charity. The Forest Holme Hospice Charity raised the cash, which will…

The BMA says the latest pay offer is still a 'real-terms pay cut'. Picture: BMA

Junior doctors’ strike set to hit NHS services this week

INDUSTRIAL action by junior doctors could bring about “one of the most difficult starts to the year” for health…