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The scam involves bogus buyers pouring oil over the engine, according to the Blandford garage

Garage issues warning over bogus buyers’ car sales scam

A GARAGE has issued a warning to people selling cars of a scam being carried out by bogus buyers. Sunrise…

Frampton villagers can meet rural policing team at event next week

VILLAGERS in Frampton can meet their policing team next week. The Dorset Police Rural Crime Team Engagement Van will be…

The 2024 Great Dorset Steam Fair has been cancelled and the event put up for sale

2024 Great Dorset Steam Fair cancelled – and event put up for sale

THE 2024 Dorset Steam Fair will not go ahead, it has been confirmed, as the event is put up…

The weather warning runs between midnight and 10am on Saturday. Picture: Met Office

Weather warning for heavy rain in Somerset, Wiltshire and Dorset

A WEATHER warning has been issued for parts of Somerset, Wiltshire and Dorset. The Met Office says…

Derek Parnell receives the chairman's award from Cllr Mike Best

Somerset postie presented with special award for efforts in community

A POSTIE with a penchant for photography was handed an honour by the community he diligently serves. Derek Parnell, a…

Blandford Forum Town Hall was lit in purple for World Pancreatic Cancer Day. Picture: Blandford Forum Town Council

Blandford bathed in purple to mark World Pancreatic Cancer Day

BLANDFORD was bathed in purple this week to mark a special health awareness day. The Town Hall was lit up…

£1.4m project to cut waiting times at Dorset County Hospital

A £1.4 MILLION project is underway in a bid to cut waiting times at a Dorset hospital. A ward at…

The Dorset Young Farmers Auction of Promises takes place on Saturday, November 25

Get your bids in ahead of Dorset young farmers’ Auction of Promises

CAKES, attraction tickets and even a bag of logs are up for grabs at a silent auction this month. The…

The orders have been imposed on properties in East Green, Shaftesbury, and Hyde Road, Gillingham

Closure orders on Gillingham and Shaftesbury houses over drugs and anti-social beahviour

REPORTS of anti-social behaviour, drug misuse and disorder have seen addresses in Gillingham and Shaftesbury closed by police. Officers have…

The incident unfolded in Horsecastles Lane, Sherborne, at around 11am on October 26

Arrest after woman in her 50s assaulted in Sherborne street

A WOMAN in her 50s suffered bruising after she was allegedly assaulted by a man in Sherborne. Dorset Police are…