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Lung cancer diagnosis ‘felt like a death sentence’

Lung cancer diagnosis ‘felt like a death sentence’

Alistair FeeSouth of England health correspondentBBCNicky has been given a less than a 10% chance of surviving beyond three yearsA woman with stage three lung cancer is trying to fund private treatment after being told by the NHS it can only offer palliative care. Nicky, from Bournemouth, said it felt like "a death sentence" when she was diagnosed with the disease in February and told she had a less than a 10% chance of surviving beyond three years.She…

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Cat on novelist’s Dorchester statue ‘not Susie’ after complaints

Cat on novelist’s Dorchester statue ‘not Susie’ after complaints

Visible Women/Denise DuttonCritics said the cat in the picture shared by the charity did not resemble SusieCampaigners working to install a statue of a Dorset novelist with a cat at her feet say they have been upset by "unpleasant" comments about the animal's appearance.Visible Women crowdfunded for a life-size bronze of Sylvia Townsend Warner to sit in Dorchester's South Street, with the cat based on a locally famous feline, Susie.But messages about the animal's lack of resemblance to…

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SAMEE disability charity helps interns to self-employment

SAMEE disability charity helps interns to self-employment

Listen: SAMEE intern Logan and project lead Rob Amey say the scheme helps people overcome challengesA disability charity supporting people with additional needs into self-employment says the project will just "grow and grow".SAMEE, which stands for Support and Mentoring Enabling Entrepreneurship, helps about 20 people explore and develop self-employment opportunities.It is based in Bournemouth but also mentors people remotely and is looking to roll out to other parts of the country.Project lead Rob Amey said: "These guys and…

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Hampshire grant-giving charity only able to help about one in 10

Hampshire grant-giving charity only able to help about one in 10

Ellie CleverleyPolitics SouthBBCJacqui Scott, CEO of the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Community Foundation, says they are unable to meet the demand for local grantsA charity that assess the needs and distribute grants to other charities says so many have applied for support it can only help about one in 10 applicants.The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Community Foundation (HIWCF) receives money from philanthropists, businesses and donors that want to help their local community.With an annual budget of…

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Fourth successful breeding season for little terns in Dorset

Fourth successful breeding season for little terns in Dorset

Galya DimitrovaSouth of EnglandAngela ThomasThe colony on Chesil Beach is the last of its kind in south west EnglandConservationists are celebrating the fourth successful breeding season for the UK's smallest and most threatened seabird.The Chesil Little Tern Recovery Project said this summer more than 39 chicks had fledged on Chesil Beach in Dorset, up from three in 2021.The colony is the last of its kind in south west England and the RSBP said the birds had suffered a…

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Nightclub opens despite industry challenges

Nightclub opens despite industry challenges

Jamie MorrisSouth of England andTom MurrayBBC Radio SolentHow Southampton nightclub can survive in 2025A new nightclub in Southampton has opened its doors for the first time despite industry-wide challenges.Dan Corry who is the manager of Circuit said he hoped to "create a space" for great music at a reasonable price.But it seems to be bucking a trend, as in the last five years about 400 clubs have closed in Britain – more than a third of the total…

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Power cut hits homes and shuts Moors Valley Country Park

Power cut hits homes and shuts Moors Valley Country Park

A country park has been forced to shut and nearly 900 homes are without power after a fault.Moors Valley Country Park in Ashley Heath, Dorset, said the loss of power meant its car park, visitor centre and all facilities on the site were temporarily closed.Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks said engineers were working to make the repair. The outage, which began at about 08:00 BST, is affecting those in the BH21 and BH24 postcodes.The park said it would…

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Radipole Lake set for weed and reed clear out to boost flow

Radipole Lake set for weed and reed clear out to boost flow

A lake at a nature reserve is set to have excessive weeds and reeds removed to improve the flow of water.Dorset Council said the clear out at Radipole Lake, Weymouth is being carried out due to ongoing issues with low water levels, silt build-up, and algal blooms partly caused by agricultural runoff and slowed river flow.It is hoped getting rid of the abundant weeds and reeds from several spots on the lake will also make allocated fishing areas…

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Crystal Palace 3-3 Bournemouth: Andoni Iraola post-match interview

Crystal Palace 3-3 Bournemouth: Andoni Iraola post-match interview

Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola says he "cannot accept" the decision to award Crystal Palace a penalty in the 96th minute, as Bafode Diakite was ruled to have brought Marc Guehi down in the box during a corner in a 3-3 draw at Selhurst Park in the Premier League.MATCH REPORT: Premier League - Crystal Palace 3-3 BournemouthAvailable to UK users only. Source link

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Crystal Palace 3-3 Bournemouth analysis: Cherries fans dreaming before late drama

Crystal Palace 3-3 Bournemouth analysis: Cherries fans dreaming before late drama

Boss Andoni Iraola is in his third season in charge of Bournemouth - and what a job he is doing.The Cherries finished 15th, only five points above the relegation zone under Gary O'Neil in 2022-23, but since Iraola's arrival they have come 12th and ninth - their joint-highest finish in league football.However, despite losing four key players in the summer - centre-halves Dean Huijsen and Illia Zabarnyi, left-back Milos Kerkez and winger Dango Ouattara, who moved in big-money…

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Buses to replace Bournemouth-Dorchester trains for line upgrade

Buses to replace Bournemouth-Dorchester trains for line upgrade

Rail travellers are being advised to plan ahead as buses are due to replace trains so that work to stabilise an embankment and protect a line from flooding can be carried out.Network Rail said the "vital" work between Poole and Dorchester in Dorset would see engineers strengthen a railway embankment in Hamworthy and upgrade the drainage at the Poole sidings.Mark Goodall, Wessex route director, said: "We're sorry for the disruption to passengers while we carry out this work…

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