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HSBC to shut five Dorset branches in 2023: See the list

FIVE Dorset branches of HSBC are to close, it has been announced. The bank has revealed plans to shut 114…

Woman taken to hospital after being hit by van in Dorchester

A WOMAN was taken to hospital after being hit by a car in Dorchester. Police are investigating the collision, which…

Ticket to ride to abbey carol service

STEAM train lovers can get aboard for a carol service at Sherborne Abbey on Tuesday (December 6). LMS Stanier 4-6-0…

Hundreds of mysterious knitted angels to land in village before Christmas

HUNDREDS of knitted angels from as far afield as Ireland and Yorkshire are set to land in Mere this…

PICTURES: Car left on its roof after Wincanton crash this morning

ONE person was taken to hospital after a crash in Wincanton this morning which left a vehicle on its…

Two arrests after armed police raid in Sturminster Newton

FIREARMS officers were involved in a pre-planned police operation in Sturminster Newton that ended in two people being arrested. Dorset…

Theresa Horan

Passed away peacefully at home in Mere, on Monday 7th November, aged 82 years. A much loved lady who…

Whitmarsh Janeth ‘Jan’

Jan Whitmarsh of Gillingham sadly passed away on 16th November 2022, aged 84 years. Loving wife of Keith and a beloved…

Francis Haddon, Frank

On Wednesday 16th November passed away peacefully at home in Gillingham aged 93 years. Husband of Heather and a…

Dubuisson, Mark Richard Grostete

It is with great sadness that we announce the unexpected death of Mark Richard Grostete DuBuisson. He died on Tuesday…