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Butterfly Lodge in Plymouth has been chosen as a finalist in the ‘Dementia Care’ category at The South West Care Awards. The multi award-winning care home has been recognised for supporting individuals living with dementia through compassionate, innovative, and person-centred approaches.
Registrations for Dorset Art Weeks 2027 open on 2 November 2026.
Residents at Avalon Nursing Home in Bridgwater were recently treated to a special Armed Forces Day courtesy of the British Legion. Along with their family and friends, residents spent the day swapping wartime stories and memories and even posed for photos in a wartime ambulance brought in for the occasion.
A new local plan that will help guide Dorset's future growth and development has entered its first stage of work.
Peter Swinburn, CEO of national law firm Clarke Willmott, has been recognised at the inaugural National Inclusion Week Awards after being named joint winner of the event’s Inclusive Leader Award.
Newquay BID is bringing back Spooky Newquay, promising a frighteningly fun Halloween experience for families, visitors and businesses across the town during October half-term.
Organ Donation Week 2026: After spending 18 months at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) waiting for a life-saving heart transplant, five-year-old Amelia Bolter is now enjoying school and family life.
People across Dorset are being encouraged to think about the moments that matter most to them, as a major regional campaign launches to help more people stop smoking for good.
Care home residents from the Chestnut Lodge Nursing Home in Yeovil have had a busy summer filled with day trips aimed at supporting their emotional wellbeing.
Misaligned delivery of sexual health, fertility and contraception services are forcing individuals to face delays in receiving the care they need.
A special charity fundraiser is being held at a picturesque Bristol venue to raise money and awareness for breast cancer.
Cornwall was showcased to potential investors at a prestigious event held at the Houses of Parliament this week.
Charitable publisher Booktime, which specialises in providing free access to illustrated digital books in multiple languages, has partnered with the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (CGF) to bring more than 100 Western Armenian children’s books to families worldwide.
Corgi has unveiled a new die-cast model celebrating The People’s Mosquito, as the ambitious project to return an airworthy, British-built de Havilland Mosquito to Britain’s skies gathers pace.
Bristol’s St Peter’s Hospice is supporting a national campaign encouraging people to consider leaving a gift to their local hospice in their Will.
The Matthew of Bristol Trust, the charity which owns and maintains The Matthew of Bristol Ship, has launched a recruitment drive to find two new Volunteer Trustees to help find new ways to raise funds to secure the ship’s future.
