New manager at Blandford and Corfe Mullen funeral directors
BRANCHES of a funeral director in Blandford and Corfe Mullen have a new manager. Lucy Lester has taken over at…
Haynes Motor Museum volunteers honoured for decades of service
DECADES of service by volunteers at a Somerset museum have been recognised with special awards. More than 30 people were…
Vegan ‘megamarket’ set for Dorchester next month
ALL things vegan will be on the menu at an event in Dorchester next month. The Dorset Vegan MegaMarket -…
‘I hear you and I will fight for you’: New MP Sarah Dyke’s message to voters
‘I HEAR you. And I will fight for you.’ That was the message for voters from the new MP for…
Lib Dem Sarah Dyke sweeps to victory in Somerton & Frome by-election
IN 1969, Prime Minister Harold Wilson famously told the trade unions to ‘get your tanks off my lawn’. Well, at…
Crime rose by 1.4% in Dorset in year to March 2023, figures reveal
CRIME in Dorset rose by 1.4 percent between April 2022 and March 2023, new figures reveal. The Office for National…
M5 traffic warning as school holidays getaway set to begin this weekend
DRIVERS are expected to make more than 12 million journeys this weekend as schools break up for the summer…
Somerton & Frome by-election: What you need to know as voters head for polls
TOMORROW (Thursday, July 20), voters in Somerton and Frome will head to the polls to pick a new MP. The…
Changes to village roads due to housing development ‘dangerous’, says resident
CHANGES to the layout of a busy road junction in Milborne Port could be dangerous, according to one resident. Around…
Somerton & Frome by-election: Does a candidate’s address matter?
DOES it matter to you if the person representing you in Parliament lives in the area? For example, should someone…
