Dorset’s catering talent got to sharpen their skills as Care South’s chefs led a hands-on masterclass celebrating fresh, seasonal produce.

The Mayor of Redcar & Cleveland, Councillor Ceri Cawley, paid a special visit to Milewood’s Strathallen home in Saltburn, where she met the people who live there and the team supporting them.

St Peter’s Hospice is celebrating a remarkable fundraising milestone as long-standing corporate supporter Jeff Way Group surpasses £250,000 raised in support of the Bristol-based charity.

A major new analysis of verified care home reviews paints a positive picture of the UK’s care home sector, with nearly two-thirds of homes listed on carehome.co.uk achieving an overall review score of 9.0 or above out of 10.

Coronation Street favourite David Neilson has revealed the surprising secret behind Roy Cropper’s famous beige anorak — he has a whole collection of them in different sizes to match the character’s mood.

More than half of care workers have considered leaving the sector in the last year, according to a new report highlighting the growing pressures facing the social care workforce.

Elderly and frail patients aged 81 and over are worst affected by the ongoing crisis in A&E, which often leaves those admitted to hospital waiting for a bed to become available in inappropriate places like corridors and cupboards.

The cost of dependency-forming medicines prescribed in England has more than halved since 2016/17. New data published by the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) shows the cost fell by 57% between 2016/17 and 2025/26, from £756 million to £325 million.

The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO) is urging councils and care providers to ensure consistently high standards of end of life care, warning that failures during a person’s final days can have a lasting impact on bereaved families.

102-year-old Walter Martin shared his wartime story as part of project to preserve the memories of Britain’s remaining WWII veterans.