Dorset

The Hairy Veterans, Mike Roberts and Dave Roberts Picture: The Hairy Veterans

Veterans to take on 62-mile trek to raise money for young people’s mental health charity #Willdoes

TWO ex-soldiers, known as ‘The Hairy Veterans’, are planning to walk 62 miles along the Dorset stretch of…

New aerial footage shows progress on the A303 project between Sparkford and Podimore roundabouts. Picture: National Highways

A303 to close between Sparkford and Podimore roundabouts this weekend

THE A303 between the Sparkford and Podimore roundabouts will closed on Friday night into Saturday morning. At 9pm on Friday…

Could you help organise supermarket collections in Shaftesbury and Gillingham? Picture: Marie Curie

Marie Curie volunteers needed to aid supermarket collections in Shaftesbury and Gillingham

VOLUNTEERS are needed to organise supermarket collections in Shaftesbury and Gillingham for Marie Curie, the UK’s leading end…

The car was involved in a crash with a bus on Abbotsbury Hill, police said. Picture: Google

Police officer injured before suspected stolen car crashed into bus

A POLICE officer was injured before a suspected stolen car crashed into a bus. At around 4.45pm on Wednesday (August…

Maisie has raised more than £300 so far Picture: JustGiving

Gillingham youngster to complete 10 mile trek for equine charity

A GILLINGHAM girl is raising money for a charity that helps improve welfare standards for horses and donkeys across…

The incident started outside the Co-op, in Trinity Square, Dorchester. Picture: Google

Teen thrown in river after alleged Dorchester robbery

A TEENAGER was arrested after an alleged robbery in Dorchester which saw the victim pushed into a river. The incident…

Two police officers hurt and two Yeovil men arrested during Dorset anti-immigration protests

TWO people from Yeovil were arrested – and two police officers injured – during anti-immigration protests in Weymouth. Dorset Police…

Dave McRobbie, Anthony Woodhouse and Dave Lakins

Blandford-based Hall & Woodhouse invests in hospitality app company

A DORSET brewery has invested in a county tech start-up that builds apps for the hospitality and tourism industries. Hall…

Dorset Young Farmers county chair Amy Wonnacott, front left, with county organiser Tracy Hounsome, left, and right of th cheque are consultant breast surgeon Miss Vivien Ng and far right, Andy Seare, county president

Dorset Young Farmers make DCH donation as thank you for member’s care

DORSET Young Farmers rallied round after a member was diagnosed with breast cancer – raising money for the hospital…

The Roma flag will fly over Dorset during the commemoration. Picture: Dorset Council

Roma flag to fly over Dorset to commemorate ‘forgotten Holocaust’

THE Roma flag will be flown over Dorset to commemorate the ‘forgotten Holocaust’. Dorset Council will fly the flag at…