Hotel chain Premier Inn buys former M&S store in Dorchester
PREMIER Inn is to open a 100-bed hotel in Dorchester. The chain has announced the purchase of the former Marks...
Woman in her 70s arrested after crash in Poundbury near Dorchester
A WOMAN in her 70s has been arrested after a crash in Dorchester. The incident happened at around 3.50pm on...
VIDEO: Bus crashes into wall in quiet Marnhull street
UPDATE: Three taken to hospital after bus crashes into wall in Marnhull A WALL at a listed property in Marnhull...
Train station ticket office closures: How it affects your station
THE majority of ticket windows at train stations in Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire are to close under new plans revealed...
£1.3m work to stop A357 falling into River Stour at Sturminster Newton
WORK to prevent a river bank - and a major road - slipping into the River Stour at Sturminster Newton...
Owlets Axl and Slash rescued from Glastonbury Festival Pyramid Stage
WHILE Guns n' Roses were rocking away on the Pyramid Stage at this year's Glastonbury Festival - something altogether more...
Blandford United bids to extend clubhouse as support grows
BLANDFORD United FC is looking to extend its clubhouse as support grows. The football club has applied to Dorset Council...
Sexual misconduct claims against former MP should be reinvestigated, says panel
CLAIMS of sexual misconduct against former Somerton and Frome MP David Warburton should be reinvestigated, an expert panel has said....
Bin collection strikes set to cause ‘widespread’ disruption in Somerset
BIN collections in Somerset will suffer 'widespread and significant disruption' if workers walk out this month. Members of the Unite...
Last month was hottest June on record for UK: Met Office
LAST month was the hottest June on record, according to the Met Office. Figures released today (Monday) show the average...
