Category: Dorset Charity

£880,000 legacy secures future of hospice care in North Dorset

Specialist end of life care across Shaftesbury and North Dorset has been given a significant boost following an £880,000 donation to Weldmar Hospicecare from...

The Inca trail with Parkinson’s

** Regular readers will remember 47-year-old Child Okeford resident Matt Riggs who had been diagnosed with young-onset Parkinson’s. We spoke to him last summer...

When you don’t know

In a county awash with acronyms and restructures, Help and Kindness offers calm clarity and connection, writes Jon Sloper When my wife and I first...

Celebrating 35 years of exceptional care with UK award

The not-for-profit Somerset Care Group is kickstarting its 35th year with a UK care award based on customer reviews. Established in 1991, Somerset Care...

The constancy of change

Change arrives daily – often overwhelming, sometimes hopeful – and when it does, being heard can make all the difference, says Jon Sloper involves change...

Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance sets out plans for new base and provides update on second helicopter

Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance (DSAA) has announced a series of developments aimed at strengthening its ability to meet rising demand and ensuring patients...

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Four horses, eight tests

It had seemed like such a good plan, but somewhere between tests two and eight, Jess Rimmer started questioning her life choices … Hello BV!...

How Dorset Became One of England’s Finest Food Counties

There are counties in England with a food reputation that precedes them: Yorkshire for its puddings, Cornwall for its pasties, Kent for its orchards....