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Monday, December 23, 2024
With the Olympics underway, a local care home decided to kick off their own summer of sport with a special version of the Games. Residents and team members at Care UK’s Ferndown Manor, on Golf Links Road, welcomed the local community for a special day of family fun competing in...
People who are racist towards NHS staff "can and should" be turned away, the Health Secretary has said. Wes Streeting condemned the "mindless thuggery" seen across Britain in the aftermath of the Southport stabbings over the past week. As far-right violence spread between towns and cities, Filipino nurses were attacked...
According to the survey of 4,000 workers and their employers, the insurer found that workers in the construction industry lose 42.3 days of productive time per year due to absence and presenteeism, with 13% of workers stating that they have experienced burnout. Additional top-level insights from the survey include: 6% of...
A vegan diet may reduce your biological age, according to a new study in the medical journal BMC. Scientists studied 21 sets of adult identical twins, with one of each pair eating a vegan diet for eight weeks. The vegan twin was found to have reduced methylation in their DNA,...
Officers searching for missing Weymouth teenager Jack Ellard are pleased to confirm he has been located. Jack, aged 15, was reported missing having last been seen on the evening of Thursday 25 July 2024. Following searches and enquiries by officers, he has now been located. Officers are appealing for information from the...
The family of a diver who went missing near Swanage has issued an update. A report was received on the evening of Tuesday 23 July 2024 that a diver had failed to surface following a dive off Old Harry Rocks. Officers supported HM Coastguard and the RNLI as extensive searches were...
The Coroner for Dorset is seeking the assistance of the public to find the next of kin of a woman who lived in Longstone Close on Portland. Patricia Irons, who was 70 years old, died at an address in Weymouth on Sunday 21 July 2024. Her death is not being treated...
Officers searching for a missing man in Purbeck have very sadly found the body of a man. At around 8.20am on Tuesday 23 July 2024, officers sadly located the body of a man near to Old Harry Rocks. While the man has yet to be formally identified, it is believed to...
Following the tragic incident in Yorkshire on Sunday 21st July 2024 the following is a small reflection of the moment before time ends. Characters: Dad (John): 40s, calm and loving father. Mum (Rebecca): 40s, nurturing and attentive mother. Teenager (Ethan): 16, moody but affectionate son. Child (Olivia): 8, bubbly and curious daughter. This is a...
The UK's citizens were "failed" by their governments' processes, planning, and policies ahead of the COVID-19 pandemic, a public inquiry has found. https://dorseteye.com/cabinet-secretary-managing-covid-was-doomed-with-boris-johnson-in-charge There were more than 235,000 deaths involving COVID-19 in the UK up to the end of 2023. A report published today states that some of the "financial and...