Somerset car dealership closes last site after 50 years in business
A LANDMARK Somerset motor dealership has closed. Blackmore Motor Company, which was based in Main Street, Walton, near Street, closed…
Cigarettes and tobacco worth almost £2,000 stolen from Spar in Sturminster Marshall
ALMOST £2,000 worth of cigarettes and tobacco were stolen from The Spar shop in Sturminster Marshall. The store, in Station…
Leader of Mere brushmaker sweeps into new role with Wiltshire charity
CHAIR of renowned Mere brush-maker Hillbrush – Philip Coward – said a day out with the Wiltshire Bobby Van…
Finalists revealed for Dorset Tourism Awards
59 BUSINESSES and organisations across Dorset have been highlighted for the work they do to further tourism in the…
“State-of-the-art” amphitheatre set to open in Yeovil in January
AN amphitheatre-style space is set to open to the public in Yeovil in the New Year. The area at the…
No.36 Gifts and Lifestyle’s window damaged in Dorchester
THE window of a Dorchester shop was damaged overnight, and police want to speak to any witnesses. The damage reportedly…
Sherborne’s Castle Gardens Christmas displays win national competition – for 12th time
A GARDEN centre’s magical winter wonderland displays in Sherborne have once again been voted as the best in the…
Street in Dorchester reopens after fire devastates café
FIREFIGHTERS worked through the night to extinguish a blaze that ripped through a building in Dorchester. Trinity Street and South…
Popular Milborne Port pub, Tippling Philosopher, to close in January
A FAMILY-run 16th-century pub in Milborne Port will call last orders in January. The owners said they took the “agonising…
“Serious fire” in Dorchester partially collapses building
AROUND 50 firefighters are tackling a blaze at a commercial property in Dorchester today (December 12). A fire broke out…
