Stepping up with facemasks to help in a crisis
Local residents unable to purchase facemasks due to the worldwide shortage created by the coronavirus pandemic have been thrown a lifeline in Ferndown.
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Coping with lockdown: teenager with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy talks about his experience
Thirteen year old Adam from Weymouth has a rare muscle-wasting disease called Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD).
HAPPY people, places, planet conference takes place on video
Following the cancellation of the first HAPPY people, places, planet conference to have been held in Bournemouth on 18 April, a one hour and twelve minute video stream to YouTube has been launched in its place.
Emergency services condemn #Unacceptable assaults
Emergency services and other partner agencies across Dorset are working together to highlight the #Unacceptable trend in the number of verbal abuse, assaults or attacks their staff face and the rising number involving threats of COVID-19 infection.
Poole and Dorchester sites approved for Mortality Support Units
The Dorset Local Resilience Forum has approved two sites in Dorset as specialist mortality support units for body storage as part of the effort to respond to a possible worst-case scenario during the current Covid-19 emergency.
Ferndown-based business assists in Covid-19 life saving efforts
In response to government calls for businesses to support the production and supply of ventilators, medical provisions and equipment, a family-owned manufacturer and supplier of o-rings and seals has rapidly ramped up production of its essential components in order to join the fight against coronavirus (Covid-19).
Children can fundraise for Dorset Cancer Care Foundation campaign
There can’t be a better way to keep youngsters occupied during the lockdown.
Golf Club swings into action to help source face masks for NHS workers
Golfers from Ferndown Golf Club are helping build a defence against the coronavirus by sourcing face masks for NHS workers.
Dorset and Wiltshire firefighters help with ambulance duties
Firefighters from Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service are playing a key role in relieving pressure on paramedics during the coronavirus outbreak.
Student doctors and nurses join ‘NHS Army’
Nearly 15,000 student nurses, midwives and medical students are poised to join frontline NHS teams as part of the nationwide coronavirus fightback.