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Stump Cross Bridge, in Shepton Mallet, is set to get a new lease of life. Picture: National Highways

Disused railway bridge set for new lease of life as cycle and walking route

A DISUSED Somerset railway bridge that has become a notorious fly-tipping spot is set to get a new lease…

Three men are in court following the incident in December 2023

Man appears in court charged with assault over incident ‘in relation to a hunt’

A MAN has appeared in court charged with assault after an incident ‘in relation to a hunt’ last year. Steven…

Dorset rewilding project ‘has added 300 species at site’

MORE than 300 species have been added to a list of occupants at a Dorset site – two years…

Homeowners on new Stalbridge development handed bird boxes, seeds and more

KETTLE, tea bags, milk, bird box… The welcome pack handed to new homeowners at a development in Stalbridge has expanded…

Meet officers from Dorset Police’s rural team in Cerne Abbas

RESIDENTS will have the chance to meet the rural policing team at an event next week. The Dorset Police Rural…

Grant money to save threatened species in Dorset

PROJECTS to protect threatened animal species in Dorset will benefit from a share of £14.5 million of funding, it…

PICTURES: Dorchester hosts inaugural Dorset COP climate event

AN event in Dorchester highlighting the fight against climate change has been hailed a ‘huge success’ by organisers -…

Somerset, Wiltshire & Dorset towns top new Which? list of best inland destinations

SOMERSET, Wiltshire and Dorset were all represented at the top of a table listing the UK’s favourite inland destinations. Consumer…

Support for Dorset wind farms higher than you might think, study reveals

SUPPORT for wind farms in Dorset is higher than you might think, according to a new study. Experts at Oxford…

Dazzling array of entries at 77th Iwerne Minster Horticultural Show

VISITORS turned out in force to see the array of vegetables, flowers, art and handicrafts at the 77th Iwerne…