Elvis Barney jailed for raping man after night out in Warminster
A MAN raped a person in distress he found barely conscious in the street. Elvis Barney, of no fixed address,…
PICTURES: Hundreds take on air ambulance cycle around Dorset
HUNDREDS of charitable cyclists took to the roads of Dorset for a good cause. While the Dorset and Somerset Air…
Shaftesbury hotel burglary: Police issue CCTV appeal
POLICE are keen to trace this man after a burglary at a Shaftesbury hotel. Officers have issued CCTV images of…
Wincanton High Street Discworld Emporium building up for sale
THE Discworld Emporium in Wincanton is up for sale. The Grade II listed property, at 41 High Street, has been…
Motcombe youngsters sing for Archbishop of Canterbury
MOTCOMBE Primary School pupils sang for the Archbishop of Canterbury over the weekend. The youngsters were at Salisbury Cathedral on…
New first responder vehicles in use after £128,000 grant
SIX new first responder ambulance vehicles are on the streets of the south west thanks to a £128,000 grant. The…
Van damaged in Frome fire in residential street
A VAN was damaged by fire in a Frome street last night (June 11). Firefighters from the town, and from…
Building badly damaged by fire in Motcombe
A BUILDING in Motcombe was badly damaged by fire on Friday evening (June 9). The incident, at Lodge Lane, was…
How Wincanton became linked with Terry Pratchett and Discworld
“COMING back to where you started is not the same as never leaving.” So wrote Sir Terry Pratchett in A…
LETTER: ‘Councillors need to wake up before they ruin Dorset’
I COMPLETELY agree with the letter on housing in the New Blackmore Vale (‘How much housing is enough?’,…
