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BRITISH Armed Forces veterans’ exploits during National Service 60 years ago is at the centre of an innovative UK-wide new heritage project. 15 former servicemen from Dorset as well as men from Wales and the Northwest who served in Egypt, Jordan, Singapore and Iraq, tells their stories in a National...
At 6.36pm on Thursday 19 April 2018 Dorset Police received a report of a body found in the River Stour at Charlton Marshall. The body has now been identified as missing Blandford man Andrew Latcham. His family has been informed and the coroner has been notified. Andrew, aged 70, had been...
Dorset Council has submitted its bid for the Government’s Bus Back Better £3 billion fund to revitalise the nation’s bus services. In March the Government launched Bus Back Better, a new National Bus Strategy for England with aims to rejuvenate local bus services by making them: More attractive for passengersMore affordableEasier...
A new season of programmes starting today on BBC – When I'm 65 – is tackling the subject of ageing. The season will be using some of the UK's best-known faces to confront the issue of our ever-ageing population and the everyday situations and hurdles they encounter. Find out...
Today, 25 June, the Climate Change Committee are releasing a report that states the Government is failing to meet its 2050 zero carbon target, a target that is already dangerously too late. The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) is an independent, statutory body established under the Climate Change Act 2008.  Its...
A fantastic new idea for Halloween during this Covid-19 pandemic. ???? STAY SAFE ???? We all shared rainbows in our windows to support our NHS and Carers, we could do the same with pumpkins, creating a pumpkin trail. Children can then go on a pumpkin hunt in fancy dress around their...
We first brought this to the attention of readers weeks ago but now it has become much more disturbing. "They Didn't Care That Elderly People Would Die" Nadia Whittome MP was Sacked as a Care Worker for Speaking Out This is the Truth They Don’t Want You to Hear Jason Cridland
A palliative nurse has identified the 5 top regrets that her patients had when looking back over their lives. None are necessarily surprising accept for the fact that most of us could avoid those regrets by acting while we are able. See article Contact us here at Dorset Eye or...

Dying Without Leaving a Will

Dying without leaving a will can cause huge problems for the loved-ones left behind, but it seems that a startling number of people are without one. Estimates suggest that as many as 35% of adults aged over 55 do not have a legally valid will, whilst those in younger...
Her family didn't make it to her bedside. They were not even told she was at the brink of death, and they certainly didn't have a private jet to get there quick enough. Elsie died alone in her bed. When her family got there they discovered that she was still lying...