Refurbished King’s Arms in Shaftesbury set to re-open this month
A 17TH century Shaftesbury pub is set to re-open after a refurb later this month. Wiltshire-based hospitality firm Chickpea Group…
Yeovil MP uses maiden speech to encourage others – and references US election
YEOVIL MP Adam Dance has made his maiden speech in the House of Commons – and referenced today’s US…
Shetland Performance Display Team gallops to £1,000 Dorset hospital donation
HORSING around has led to a £1,000 donation to the Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU) at a Dorset hospital. Members…
Milborne Port homes and businesses connected to super-fast broadband
AROUND 900 people in the Milborne Port area can now access super-fast broadband. Engineers are set to complete work to…
Vintage wares on offer at Somerset’s ‘most exclusive jumble sale’
VINTAGE-savvy shoppers are hoping to bag a bargain the upcoming Winter Fair at Wincanton Racecourse – in aid of…
Arrest after ‘hundreds of cannabis plants’ seized in Yeovil drugs raid
A MAN has been arrested after hundreds of cannabis plants were seized at a commercial premises in Yeovil. A 38-year-old…
Diabetes UK to benefit from 2025 Blackmore Vale Half Marathon
DIABETES UK will be the headline charity for the 2025 Blackmore Vale Half Marathon. Organised by the Blackmore Vale Lions…
“Impractical” Gillingham & Shaftesbury Spring Show cancelled
THE Gillingham & Shaftesbury Spring Show is no more, it has been announced. Organisers said the decision to axe the…
Two lanes opened on new stretch of A303 as project nears completion
A NEW dualled section of the A303 through Somerset opened today (November 4). Drivers using the route, between Sparkford and…
Burglars target Montacute House near Yeovil in late-night raid
A STATELY home in Somerset was raided in a late-night burglary. Items including a silver dining-room table centrepiece (an epergne),…
