Environment

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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…

How the new farm shop could look at the proposed services off the A303, inset. Pictures: BPL Architecture/Somerset Council

Plan for 60-bed hotel and eco-friendly services off A303 at West Camel submitted

A 60-BED hotel, farm shop, restaurant and electric vehicle charging station are at the heart of plans for new…

Around 200 properties in Henstridge are without water this morning

Around 200 properties were left without water after work in Henstridge

UPDATE: At around 1pm, Wessex Water said supplies had been restored to all properties in Henstridge. AROUND 200 properties in…

An electric Avon & Somerset Police car. Picture: Avon & Somerset Police

Police in Somerset racking up miles in electric vehicles

CRIMINALS in Somerset might not hear the police as they arrive – as the force expands its fleet of…

Dorset CPRE president Kate Adie taking part in a hedge survey in Dorset

Dorset hedgerow project gets £6,000 funding boost – but needs volunteers

A PROJECT surveying Dorset’s miles of hedgerows has received a funding boost. The Great Big Dorset Hedge initiative, which seeks…

Wild beavers have returned to a part of Somerset being rewilded. Picture: Heal

Wild beavers return to rewilded Somerset area near River Frome

WILD beavers have been discovered at a Somerset site being rewilded. In December 2022, the charity Heal Rewilding acquired a…

Rubbish and recycling collections days are changing for thousands of Somerset homes

Changes to bin and recycling collections for 92,000 Somerset properties

BIN and recycling collection days are set to change for more than 90,000 households in Somerset. Somerset Council is currently…