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Chard estate agent Geraldine White, who passed away during an endurance ride last week. Picture: GTH

Tributes to rider killed in horse-riding tragedy near Dorchester

TRIBUTES have been paid to Geraldine White – who passed away after a horse-riding incident near Dorchester last week. Geraldine,…

The triptych has been valued at between £2.5m and £3.5m

£3.5 million Sherborne Almshouse triptych set for auction to house those in need

A WORK of art dating back hundreds of years – and valued at a staggering £2.5 million to…

Clocks go back in the UK at 2am on Sunday

Don’t forget – the clocks go back this weekend

GET ready for the battle of the oven… And the microwave, and your watch… Yes, this weekend sees the…

Season opener at Wincanton Racecourse called off due to a lack of rain

A CHARITY race day at Wincanton has been called off – as not enough rain has fallen on the…

Two charged over fatal crash near Compton Abbas that killed pedestrian, 62

TWO people have been charged with causing death by dangerous driving after a tragic crash near Compton Abbas that…

Maternity staff at DCH are celebrating the improved report from CQC inspectors. Picture: DCH

DCH maternity services upgraded to ‘good’ after CQC inspection

MATERNITY services at Dorset County Hospital have been upgraded after a visit by inspectors. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has…

Police want to identify this person after an incident at the Bridport Dagger pub. Picture: Dorset Police

Fresh CCTV appeal over serious assault at pub in Bridport

POLICE want to trace this person after a “serious assault” in a Bridport pub. The incident unfolded at around midnight…

Andrew Morton will be in Sherborne to discuss his new book, Winston and the Windsors

Diana biographer Andrew Morton set for Sherborne talk

ANDREW Morton – who became a staple of newspaper front pages in the early 1990s after writing a controversial…

The crash happened on the A30 Babylon Hill, near Marl Lane. Picture: Google

Man to appear in court over crash near Sherborne that killed Yeovil driver

A MAN has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving after a Yeovil man was killed…

Tyre fire threatened nearby barn and woodland

FIREFIGHTERS tackled a ‘controlled’ blaze involving a large number of tyres which threatened to spread to a nearby barn…