Adorable new faces will soon be fighting crime in Wiltshire and Somerset
WHO could not like these adorable faces? Well, in the future, criminals will be dismayed to see them, because they…
Wilko enters administration putting 12,000 jobs at risk
HOMEWARES retailer Wilko has gone into administration – putting around 12,000 jobs at risk. The company, which had been working…
How to install 21st century technology – at a 14th century castle…
UNDERSTANDABLY, high-speed broadband was not at the top of the list when designing buildings in the 14th century. However, for…
Biker dies two days after suffering ‘serious injuries’ in Yeovil crash
A MOTORCYCLIST has died days after being seriously injured in a crash in Yeovil. The man, in his 20s, was…
Tributes to Peter Douch – of Douch Family Funeral Directors – who has died, aged 76
WELL-KNOWN Dorset businessperson Peter Douch – formerly managing director and chairman of the family’s funeral group – has died,…
Terry Pratchett stamps revealed to mark 40th anniversary of Discworld
DEATH, Mort and Moist von Lipwig are among the characters from Sir Terry Pratchett’s Discworld who feature in a…
£35,000 will help preserve and reveal Thomas Hardy archives in Dorset
DORSET’S history centre has been handed a £35,000 grant to help preserve the archives of author Thomas Hardy. The Dorset…
Armed police involved – and four arrested – after altercation in Yeovil street
FOUR men were arrested and armed police involved after an incident in Yeovil this morning. At around 7.50am on Monday…
Crash near Sturminster Marshall left man in his 70s in hospital
A MAN was taken to hospital after a crash near Sturminster Marshall. The incident, on the A31 near Stag Gate,…
Identical twins – including former Sherborne Girls’ head teacher – turn 100
IDENTICAL twins – possibly the UK’s oldest – have turned 100. Devoted sisters Nora ‘Joan’ and Joyce ‘Peggy’ Barter live…
