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…
Village school applies for new pre-school buildings on former car park
A VILLAGE primary school is applying for permission to build a new block to house nursery and reception classes. The…
NHS workers’ wage donations raise £20,000 for Julia’s House
NHS workers have raised more than £20,000 for a Dorset and Wiltshire charity that helps poorly young people and…
Shaftesbury School students scoops national poetry recital title
A SHAFTESBURY School pupil has been crowned national champion at a poetry recital competition. Sixth former Ethan Speed picked up…
Golf captains tee up £14,000 for Dorset County Hospital
TWO golf captains tee-d up fundraisers for Dorset County Hospital – and holed out with more than £14,000 in…
£130k fund aims to boost wildlife in Somerset
A TOTAL of £310,000 is to be used to ‘create and restore’ wildlife habitats in Somerset. The money, from the…
80-bed ‘reablement’ centre for discharged patients could be built at hospital
A NEW 80-bed temporary care home for discharged hospital patients not well enough to go home could be built…
Billion-pound plans to revamp A303 around Stonehenge approved – despite opposition
CONTROVERSIAL billion-pound plans to transform the roads network around Stonehenge have been approved – with campaigners branding the decision…
