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Waste found dumped in a layby off the A303 in Wiltshire. Picture: Wiltshire Council

Firm fined £1,600 after dumping waste in A303 layby in Wiltshire

DUMPING waste in a layby off the A303 in Wiltshire has led to fines of £1,600 for one business…

As well as providing money for local projects, the National Highways’ social value fund is part of a wider commitment to ‘give back’ to the area Picture: National Highways

Trent school pupils enjoy £1,500 garden upgrade

PUPILS at Trent Young’s CE Primary School have seen their garden area upgraded to encourage more children to grow…

Storms are set to hit Somerset, Wiltshire and Dorset in the next 24 hours. Pictures: Met Office/Pixabay

Weather warning: Heavy rain and thunderstorms set to hit Dorset, Wiltshire and Somerset

THUNDER storms and heavy rain could be about to hit much of Somerset, Wiltshire and Dorset in the coming…

Award-winning children’s author Lauren Child visiting a school who applied for free Woodland Trust trees

Thousands of free trees planted in the Vale – how to get yours

TREES form a major part of the UK’s journey towards net zero. And schools, sports clubs and community groups are…

Wiltshire tree wardens got some top advice from experts at Stourhead. Pictures: Wiltshire Council

Wiltshire tree wardens get expert tips during Stourhead visit

WILTSHIRE tree wardens got an insight into how some of the country’s most important trees are cared during a…

Cllr Nick Ireland, inset, put forward the nature emergency motion. Pictures: Dorset Council

‘Nature emergency’ declaration in Dorset backed by leaders

DORSET is in a “nature emergency”. The declaration came at a meeting of Dorset Council on Thursday (July 18), when…

Teacher Fran Ellis, with the school's Eco Committee Picture: Sherborne Primary School

Sherborne school’s eco-heroes get special award

SHERBORNE Primary School was awarded the Eco-Schools Green Flag…

The mattress was dumped in a layby in Zeals. Picture: Wiltshire Council

£1,000 fine for Zeals resident who dumped a mattress in a village layby

DUMPING a mattress in a village layby resulted in a £1,000 fine for one Zeals resident. Wiltshire Council issued a…

The show will be open until 10.30pm on the Wednesday Picture: Gillingham & Shaftesbury Show

Gillingham & Shaftesbury Show returns on August 14 and 15

THE annual Gillingham & Shaftesbury Show returns on Wednesday, August 14 and Thursday, August 15, for two great…

A person tried to stop the Just Stop Oil activists carrying out the attack at Stonehenge. Pictures: JSO

Two arrested after Just Stop Oil spray orange ‘paint’ on Stonehenge monument

TWO people have been arrested after Just Stop Oil (JSO) activists sprayed Stonehenge with orange paint. The environmental campaign group…