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Residents, businesses and visitors are being invited to share their views on what they consider to be the big transport opportunities and issues across the whole of Dorset.
Westerleigh Group is now offering bespoke vinyl records featuring recordings and images of a loved one, each containing a small amount of their ashes, via its crematoria in the South West.
Working as a member of the team who helped bring her IVF baby into being means that Abbie Walker’s feelings about her employer are not those of a typical employee.
Residents at a dementia care home in Wellington, Somerset have been enjoying the great outdoors despite the cold weather by watching birds through the windows of their home and taking part in bird-related activities.
When Laurie Ledger-Hardy found herself unexpectedly single in her mid-thirties after the break-up of a long-term relationship she didn’t start looking for a new partner, instead she began researching a suitable fertility clinic to find out about the possibility of becoming a solo mum.
Each year stories emerge of ‘Divorce Day’, the day of the year most people begin divorce proceedings, usually on the first working Monday of January.
A Bristol funeral venue has welcomed two new additions with the appointment of an Administrator and a Hospitality Manager to help those already in post on the busy and growing teams.
Residents of a Wellington-based dementia care home are finding new enjoyment in ‘having their hair done’ ahead of the Christmas festivities in a revamped hair salon which has been announced as the winner of their care group’s ‘best in-house salon’ competition.
A group of students and staff from Bridgwater and Taunton College have been delighting residents of a local dementia care home with their renditions of Christmas songs old and new, and younger pupils from Northgate Primary have welcomed them to watch the dress rehearsal of their nativity.
Bristol Memorial Woodlands has reopened following a major external rejuvenation programme.
Work is about to start on a canopy of 543 solar panels that will cover the entire New County Hall visitors’ carpark and significantly reduce running costs for the building.
Residents at Yeovil’s newest care home have been transported back through the years with a visit from Jan Millward of Rural Reminiscences.
Westerleigh Group has donated nearly £71,000 to Dementia UK following a campaign which ran during World Alzheimer’s month.
New legislation recently received Royal Assent which permits workers who do not have clear and predictable working patterns to request this from their employers.
Public Health Dorset is pleased to announce the launch of a centralised resource aimed at promoting trusted Mental Health Apps to young people in Dorset.
Gap year student Maria Jimenez is delighting residents at a dementia care home in Bridgwater by playing her guitar to accompany impromptu karaoke sessions, as well as brightening their day by singing pop classics for them.
The concept of the Right to Roam is deeply rooted in our history.
Beauty brand Avon has announced it will open a small number of physical stores for the first time in its 137-year history.
The opening of the showhome at Gascoigne Park, the new development by Redcliffe Homes at Milborne Port in Dorset, has created quite a stir among potential home-buyers.
The latest round of Community and Culture Project grants is now open for applications.
