Responding to the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s Fiscal Statement today, Carers Trust CEO Kirsty McHugh said: “Millions of unpaid carers are being plunged into poverty, or facing extreme financial pressure, because of the extra costs of their caring role. Despite the critical role unpaid carers play in propping up a creaking...
September 10th is World Suicide Prevention Day, an important global awareness event. To mark it, local charity Dorset Mind are launching their campaign to #GetDorsetTalking. Although they don’t provide a crisis service themselves, the mental health charity knows that talking and raising awareness about suicide is key to removing the stigma that is a crippling barrier that stops people reaching out for support.
Many factors contribute to poor mental health and suicide, including...
An angry member of the public has confronted Health Secretary Steve Barclay in the street, demanding to know why the government has done "bugger all" about lengthy waits for ambulances.
The Cabinet minister was speaking to media outside Moorfields Eye Hospital in Old Street, central London, when a woman interrupted...
Non-existent awareness of leukaemia symptoms “extremely worrying” – as new figures show people in the South East don’t know bleeding, bruising, fatigue and infections are a sign of the blood cancer
Leading UK leukaemia charities launch memorable new campaign to get people “parroting on” about the symptoms for Blood Cancer Awarness Month in...
A motorist involved in a serious road traffic collision in Dorchester has sadly died.
Police received a call at 9.14am on Tuesday 16 August 2022 that a black Nissan had collided with a wall in Celtic Crescent.
The driver, a 58-year-old man from Weymouth, was taken to Dorset County Hospital for...
The following are the warning signs for one of the most aggressive cancers humans experience. I have lost a number of friends to this terrible disease so please take heed.
Warning signs:
Abdominal pain that radiates to your back.Loss of appetite or unintended weight loss.Yellowing of your skin and the whites...
Officers investigating a road traffic collision in Dorchester are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward.Police received a call at 9.14am on Tuesday 16 August 2022 that a black Nissan had collided with a wall in Celtic Crescent.
Officers from Dorchester and the traffic unit attended along...
A red fire severity alert has been issued for the coming days across Dorset & Wiltshire, following the amber weather warning for extreme heat from the Met Office.
After an unprecedented increase in fires in the open in August, DWFRS are asking the public not to have barbecues or bonfires...
Lyme disease is an infection caused by a type of bacteria that is carried by some species of ticks. People can get the disease if bitten by an infected tick.
People are most likely to be exposed to ticks when spending time outdoors in green spaces.
Ticks and the potential risk of...
The Coroner for Dorset is seeking the assistance of the public to find the next of kin of a man who lived in Dorchester.
John Stephens, who was 86 years old, died at Dorset County Hospital on Tuesday 2 August 2022 following a fall at his home address.
His death is...
