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Changes to rubbish and recycling collections will affect more than 120,000 Somerset homes. Picture: Somerset Council

Rubbish and recycling collection changes for 120,000 Somerset homes

MORE than 120,000 Somerset homes will see changes to their rubbish and recycling collections next year. Somerset Council is set...

The crash happened on the A30 outside Shaftesbury on Friday. Picture: Google

Four seriously injured in A30 crash outside Shaftesbury

FOUR people were taken to hospital after a crash near Shaftesbury on Friday evening. The incident happened on the A30...

A range of free activities are on offer for young people in Dorset this Christmas. Picture: Dorset Council

Free holiday activities for young people on offer in Purbeck this Christmas

A RANGE of free activities are on offer to children and young people across Dorset this Christmas. Holiday clubs, activities...

The ribbon being cut at Beaminster Post Office

Beaminster Post Office reopened after major refurbishment

A DORSET post office that has been "transformed" in a major renovation over the past 12 months has been officially...

The crash happened in The Square, Beaminster, on Saturday evening. Picture: Google

Land Rover left scene of Beaminster crash, police say

THE driver of a Land Rover left the scene of a crash in Beaminster. Police are tracing a "young male"...

The camping pod, along with a shower and composting toilet in a shed, have been built on land at Green Lane, Hooke

Couple seek permission for Dorset hay trailer glamping site after enforcement notice

A COUPLE who built a glamping site out of an old hay trailer have applied for planning permission for the...

A draft of the Buckhorn Weston and Kington Magna Neighbourhood Plan has been submitted

Have your say over villages’ development plan until 2038

A NEW plan detailing possible sites for housing and other development in a Vale village has been submitted. Buckhorn Weston...

David Grant, chair of Dorset Historic Churches Trust, wth Rev Tim Greenslade and churchwarden Sophie Stovin

Iconic church’s roof repaired after community fundraising effort

AN ICONIC Vale church has undergone extensive roof repairs - thanks to village fundraising efforts and a generous charity donation....

Martinstown Cricket Club wants to expand the pavilion

Dorset village cricket club bids to expand pavilion

A SUCCESSFULL Dorset village cricket club is bidding to expand facilities. Martinstown Cricket Club has applied to Dorset Council for...

UK’s favourite toppings revealed ahead of National Pizza Week

TOMORROW sees National Pizza Week get underway - and our favourite toppings have been revealed. The week-long event, which runs...