Hundreds of households miss bin and recycling collections due to flooding
HUNDREDS of households in South Somerset are going without recycling and bin collections after flooding. Heavy storms hit the county...
Somerset roads remain closed – including A303 – as rain set to return
A NUMBER of roads in Somerset remain closed after heavy rain - including the A303 - with more downpours forecast...
Route between Shaftesbury and Blandford closed after three-vehicle crash
A MAJOR route between Blandford and Shaftesbury is closed after a crash. Dorset Police said the Higher Shaftesbury Road is...
Work to bring full-fibre broadband to Vale villages continues this month
RURAL Vale villages are set to get a broadband boost in the new year as work to bring full-fibre to...
One-in-five councils facing ‘bankruptcy’, LGA survey shows
ALMOST one in five council bosses say they think it is fairly or very likely they will go bankrupt in...
Walkers and riders raise whopping £87,000 to protect Dorset churches
WILLING walkers raised a whopping £87,000 for Dorset churches. More than 130 county parishes collected sponsorship cash for the annual...
Carols at Sturminster Newton Mill cancelled due to heavy rainfall
CAROLS at the Mill in Sturminster Newton has been cancelled. The event, at the town mill, on Newton Hill, was...
More than £6 million available for Dorset business and community projects
LEVELLING up cash will be available for Dorset businesses, community groups and organisations from next week. The county has been...
Boots pharmacy in Wincanton to close in March, says town council
BOOTS in Wincanton is closing next year, it has been claimed. The store, in the High Street, is understood to...
Popular Poundbury restaurant on the move – to the premises next door!
A POPULAR Poundbury eatery is moving - to the premises next door. The Square Bistro has revealed it is relocating...
