Controversial plans to change yearly MOT test scrapped
PLANS to change the way MOT checks on vehicles are carried out have been scrapped. The Government previously announced plans…
£5m extra funding will “not help” plug £500m blackhole in Somerset budget
AN extra £5 million will “not help” plug a £100m hole in Somerset’s finances. Councils in England will receive a…
Family tribute to 65-year-old who died after A303 crash near Stonehenge
THE family of a woman who tragically died after a crash on the A303 near Stonehenge have paid…
Plant Your Pants this spring – to see what’s going on ‘down there’!
PEOPLE in Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire are being urged to plant their pants – yes, pants – this spring,…
Two arrested after police carry out drugs raids in Bridport
TWO people have been arrested after drugs raids in Bridport. Dorset Police raided properties in Gore Cross Way and Doctor…
Six homes planned at Dorchester farm yard
SIX new homes could be built on land to the rear of a farm in Dorchester. A planning application for…
Dorset man wins £10,000 a month for a year in National Lottery Set For Life draw
A RETIRED Dorset man – known only as Mr R – has won £10,000 a month for a year. The…
Royal Mail deliveries could be cut to three times a week to save money: Ofcom
MAIL deliveries could drop to five – or even three – times a week in a bid to save…
Classic motorbikes found in a garage valued at £80,000
IT’S the classic list of contents in a garage: Garden tools, dusty photo albums, an open bag of cement,…
Blandford man planning Jaguar jaunt after transplant surgery
A MAN from Blandford whose drinks after a stressful day at work ended up damaging his liver recently became…
