Paul Jones

Deceased cat found in fly-tipped rubbish with a cord around its neck

WARNING: CONTAINS GRAPHIC IMAGES AND DESCRIPTIONS OF ANIMAL ABUSE A CAT – sadly deceased – was found in a pile…

The DVLA is making it easier to tax your car - without a desperate search for documents

How the DVLA is making it easier to tax your car…

TRYING to renew your car tax can prove tricky when you’ve misplaced the reminder letter and/or your V5 log…

The tragic crash happened at the turning for Warren Road between Wool and Bere Regis. Picture: Google

Poole man Michael Stewart handed suspended sentence over fatal Bere Regis crash

MICHAEL Stewart, of Poole, has received a suspended jail sentence after admitting causing the crash in Bere Regis that…

A caravan has been moved from a site at Orchid View, off Salisbury Road, Shaftesbury. Picture: Google

Caravan removed from Shaftesbury site after court order

A CARAVAN has been moved from a Shaftesbury site after the owners were given 24 hours’ notice. Earlier this week,…

North Dorset man, 35, charged with 18 shoplifting offences

A MAN from North Dorset has appeared in court after being charged with 18 counts of shoplifting. Simon Philip Pope,…

The order allows vehicles to be removed from Orchid View, off Salisbury Road, in Shaftesbury. Picture: Google

Order for removal of vehicles from Shaftesbury site approved by court

A COURT order has been allowed for the removal of vehicles parked at a site in Shaftesbury. Dorset Council asked…

Council leaders Bill Revans (Somerset), Richard Clewer (Wiltshire) and Nick Ireland (Dorset) have expressed an interest in devolution in a joint statement

Dorset, Wiltshire and Somerset Councils show ‘expression of interest’ in devolution

SOMERSET, Wiltshire and Dorset Councils could be set to join forces in a bid to unlock more powers and…

Crews were called to the scene, on the A303 near Chicklade, on Monday morning. Picture: Warminster Fire Station

Lorry full of straw catches fire on A303 near Chicklade

A LORRY carrying straw caught fire on the A303 yesterday morning (September 30). Firefighters were called to the scene, between…

The attack happened outside the gents at The Royal Oak, in Dorchester. Picture: Google

Man attacked outside gents at Wetherspoons pub in Dorchester

A MAN was taken to hospital after being attacked by three others outside the toilets in a Dorchester Wetherspoons. The…

Around 300 suspected cannabis plants found at address near Bridport

AROUND 300 suspected cannabis plants were found at an address near Bridport. Following reports from locals, officers from the Bridport…