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Music, food, and farming celebs on offer at Dorset Tractor Fest!

A CLASSIC country show with a festival vibe is rolling in to Motcombe. Dorset Tractor Fest will welcome a host…

Shoplifters tracked to McDonald’s after Warminster CCTV alert

A SUSPECTED shoplifting incident in Warminster took an unexpected turn when police tracked down suspects to a McDonald’s restaurant…

Man banned from Sherborne after shouting and swearing at public

POLICE ordered a man to leave Sherborne for 12 hours after reports he was shouting and swearing at members…

Ex-police officer found guilty over relationship with abuse victim

A FORMER Dorset Police officer who pursued an intimate relationship with a vulnerable domestic abuse victim has been found…

Last tickets left as Cursus Festival nears sell-out

A MUCH-LOVED grassroots music festival is on the brink of a sell-out offering a welcome boost for the region’s…

Visitors and hosts during a visit to Wells

Fish and chips and a cheese race: Twin town visitors enjoy action-packed visit to Shaftesbury

VISITORS traded rural Germany for rural Dorset during a visit to their twin town. A total of 26 citizens of…

Cyclists overcome surprise road closure and lost signs to complete charity trek!

DOZENS of cyclists endured a surprise road closure, missing signs and windy conditions to complete a charity trek. Despite a…

Members of the new-look Dorset Council Cabinet. Picture: Dorset Council

Reshuffle sees shake-up of leadership at Dorset Council to clarify “who leads on what”

THE leadership of Dorset Council has been shaken up after a reshuffle. Roles on the authority’s Cabinet have been changed,…

Warminster man fined after using phone while behind the wheel

JEFFREY Keel has been fined after using a mobile phone behind the wheel of a car in Westbury. The 52-year-old,…

Crackdown on nuisance home after months of complaints

A PROPERTY linked to persistent anti-social behaviour and drug activity in Gillingham has been hit with a three-month partial…