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Chris Loder MP, has called for former Post Office chief executive Paul Vennells, inset, to lose her CBE

West Dorset MP calls for former Post Office boss to lose CBE

A DORSET MP has called for former Post Office boss Paula Vennells to have her CBE removed. Chris Loder (Con,…

Bridge Motors in Wincanton. Picture: Google

Landmark Wincanton garage has closed – but car sales continue

A LANDMARK Wincanton car business has closed – but another continues. The garage at Bridge Motors, in Silver Street,…

Truespeed started rolling out high-speed broadband in Glastonbury in 2021. Picture: Truespeed

Broadband firm fined £28,000 over roadworks in Street and Frome

A BROADBAND firm has been ordered to pay more than £34,000 over roadworks in Street and Frome. Truespeed Communications Ltd…

Day Lewis in Wareham; The Abbey Pharmacy in Sherborne; Boots in Frome and Rowlands in Salisbury are open on Christmas Day

Pharmacies open on Christmas Day in Somerset, Dorset and Wiltshire

A NUMBER of pharmacies are opening on Christmas Day for those in need of advice and medication. Below is a…

Mayor of Blandford Forum, Cllr Hugo Mieville, handed out awards in the town

Festive window displays in Blandford handed awards by the mayor

SHOP windows in Blandford serving up a festive feast of decorations were rewarded with certificates. Last week, Mayor of Blandford…

Carrington Way car park in Wincanton in run by Somerset Council - but there is no free parking this Christmas. Picture: Google

Free Christmas parking scrapped in Somerset amid ‘financial emergency’

FREE parking at Somerset car parks in the run-up to Christmas has been axed this year – in a…

Gillingham Rotary Club's Macmillan Coffee Morning was hosted by Muriel Shean

Gillingham charity coffee morning gets fundraising boost from housing firm

A GILLINGHAM charity coffee morning got a £150 boost thanks to a housing firm. Developer Taylor Wimpey donated money to…

The original awning at East Knoyle Community Shop was damaged during a snow storm, inset

New awning plans for East Knoyle Community Shop after storm damage

A VILLAGE community shop has applied for permission to build a new porch – after the old one was…

Ernest and Mary Clothier took on the Moore & Toop shop when Mr Moore retired in 1969. Picture: Robinson+/Somerset Council

See inside landmark Moore & Toop shop in Frome as redevelopment plans submitted

A LANDMARK Frome building – built as a corn merchant in 1920 with parts left largely unchanged ever since…

David Edon, South West Coaches and Linda Snelling, Lead of Yeovil Bus Users Group, Taunton Bus Users Group, Member of Somerset Bus Partnership

Buses and taxis to return to Yeovil town centre this week

BUSES and taxis will return to town centre streets in Yeovil after the completion of parts of a major…