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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…

A three-screen cinema is planned for the building in South Street, Wincanton. Picture: Google

Cinema set to return to Wincanton with three-screen complex in South Street

WINCANTON is set to get a new cinema – and it could be open before the end of the…

The current EV charging provision were said to not meet the demands of motorists Picture: JMS Planning & Development

Gillingham Service Station to expand EV charging hub with six new rapid bays

GILLINGHAM Service Station’s plans to increase its electric vehicle (EV) charging provision from two bays to…

Nigel Turton, Phil Kimbrey and fellow director Badger Meadon Picture: The Penny Tap/CAMRA

The Penny Tap in Sixpenny Handley is ‘best rural pub in East Dorset’

A PUB in a Dorset village has been recognised with a prestigious award. The Penny Tap in Sixpenny Handley was…

The applicant will be hoping these revised plans will be approved by Somerset Council Picture: Somerset Council

Craft beer bar plan for Wincanton’s High Street resubmitted after initial refusal

A PLAN to bring a beer and bottle craft bar to Wincanton has been resubmitted after it was initially…