Care homes, professional home care, supported living, day opportunity providers and personal assistants across Bournemouth, Christchurch, Poole and Dorset will be continuing to work closely with the councils and local health services in readiness for any rise in Covid-19 cases as the winter months approach.
The local care sector is...
A boy who had been taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries following a road traffic collision in the Hamworthy area of Poole has very sadly died.
At around 10.45pm on Monday 19 October 2020, Dorset Police received a report in relation to the incident involving a teenage boy on a...
The Let’s Talk Money service for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole residents launches today and aims to provide free and friendly help for those with money worries.
The coronavirus pandemic continues to have a major impact on people's lives and livelihoods. With the government’s furlough scheme ending on 31 October and...
Officers investigating a serious road traffic collision in Poole are appealing for witnesses or anyone with relevant dashcam footage to come forward.
Dorset Police was called at 11.08am on Sunday 18 October 2020 to a report of a collision involving an Audi A3 and a cyclist on Birds Hill Road...
After six months without a live performance, the first ever Lighthouse: OUTSIDE season of outdoor performances in the grassy amphitheatre to the side of the building has been a complete success.
Spanning four Saturdays with an afternoon and an evening show for socially distanced audiences the season has firmly established the amphitheatre – created when Lighthouse opened in 1978 but never previously used – as a performance space.
“Welcoming...
Officers are appealing for witnesses to come forward following a fatal road traffic collision in Swanage.
The incident, which happened in High Street, was reported to police at 11.20am on Thursday 15 October 2020. It involved a Skoda Yeti and two parked vehicles – a Ford Transit van and a...
NHS workers are to hold a further protest in Dorchester on Saturday (17 October) to draw attention to their claims for pay justice.
After being clapped by ministers during the first wave of the COVID pandemic, health workers have been refused a pay rise - unlike their counterparts in both...
Update:
Officers searching for a missing man from Portland are pleased to say he has been found safe and well.
Christopher Wilson had last been seen at Weymouth train station at around 8.45am on Wednesday 14 October 2020. He has now been located.
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A short video explaining why, especially this year, getting a flu vaccine is extremely important:
Flu vaccine
The flu vaccine is a safe and effective vaccine. It's offered every year on the NHS to help protect people at risk of flu and its complications.
This page is about the flu vaccine for adults.
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According to Peter Hook, the bassist with both Joy Division and New Order, the message for all those suffering with mental health issues is '... get help'. Ian Curtis soldiered on and then eventually took his own life. Let Ian be a reminder that if we are suffering, there...
