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WH Smith stores in Shaftesbury, Dorchester and Swanage are set to be rebranded. Pictures: Google

WH Smith to disappear from Vale high streets after shops sold

WH Smith is to disappear from Vale high streets after the firm sold its shops for £76 million. Hobbycraft owner,…

General manager David Hill said he is "incredibly proud" of his team Picture: The Clockspire

The Clockspire restaurant in Milborne Port scoops ‘Best Front of House Team’ prize

FINE dining restaurant The Clockspire has taken home the award for ‘Best Front of House Team’ in this year’s…

The café in the Warminster store has been included in a list of closures Picture: Google

Plans to close Warminster’s Morrisons Café: See full list of affected stores

THE Morrisons store in Warminster is set to be affected by a huge shake-up by the supermarket giant. Morrisons has…

The Shaftesbury branch is one of two Dorset branches set to close Picture: Google

Shaftesbury Santander branch one of 95 to close: Full list

THE Santander branch in Shaftesbury will close later this year, the bank has confirmed. This comes after

The plans have received the backing of Gillingham Town Council Picture: Google

Continental style wine bar could fill empty High Street shop in Gillingham

A NEW “relaxed” wine bar could soon come to Gillingham if plans are approved. Plans have been submitted to Dorset…

Staff from Wessex Group presented the cheque to Marie Curie Picture: Wessex Group

Shaftesbury company’s year of fundraising raises £5,000 for Marie Curie

A SHAFTESBURY-based company raised £5,000 for charity thanks to a successful year full of fundraising activities. Staff at the Wessex…

Clockwise from top left: The Newt, the Grosvenor Arms, The Old Bell Hotel and the Manor House

Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire hotels make Times top 100 places to stay list

A NUMBER of hotels, inns and resorts in Somerset, Wiltshire and Dorset make a new list of the best…

The previous owners have left following 18 years at the helm Picture: The Three Wishes

New owners take on the reins at Sherborne’s Three Wishes café

A POPULAR Sherborne café, bistro and bar is set to come under new ownership. Owners of The…

Dike’s director Adam Vincent (right) and Sherborne Food Bank communications volunteer Liz Murray (centre), with customers Mark and Tessa Woodhouse, who contributed a large amount of points to help take the total to more than £650 Picture: Dike & Son

Shoppers at Stalbridge store with “community at its heart” help families in need

CUSTOMERS at a Stalbridge store have helped raise hundreds of pounds for Sherborne Food Bank. The family-run…

The Friends have refurbished the store in Blandford

Blandford charity shop re-opening next week after refurb

A BLANDFORD charity shop will re-open next week after a full refurbishment. The Friends of Blandford Community Hospital charity shop…