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Van ends up in garden after crash near Sherborne – prompting call for safety action

THIS is the devastating scene that greeted one Dorset couple who woke to find a van had crashed into…

PICTURES: The 300-year-old mystery of Stourton Castle has been solved

THE mystery of a missing Wiltshire castle has been solved. For three centuries, mystery has surrounded the whereabouts of Stourton…

PICTURES: Stunning Second World War photos reveal Vale’s military history

A UNIQUE insight into war-time Dorset, Wiltshire and Somerset has been provided by new photographs released as part of…

Gearing up for a new-look Dorset County Show!

NO summer would be complete without a visit to Dorset County Show – and this year…

Adorable new faces will soon be fighting crime in Wiltshire and Somerset

WHO could not like these adorable faces? Well, in the future, criminals will be dismayed to see them, because they…

Hilda ticks ‘getting a tattoo’ off her bucket list – at 89

SOME of us have a ‘bucket list’ of things we’d like to try before our time is up. And for…

Charminster nursery gets ‘good’ Ofsted rating

STAFF and youngsters at a Dorset nursery are celebrating after being ranked ‘good’ by inspectors. Tops Charminster, on Claremont Avenue,…

PICTURES: Shaftesbury comes alive for Fringe 2023

SHAFTESBURY came alive with music and performance over the weekend as the 2023 fringe brought thousands of visitors to…

Lib Dem Sarah Dyke sweeps to victory in Somerton & Frome by-election

IN 1969, Prime Minister Harold Wilson famously told the trade unions to ‘get your tanks off my lawn’. Well, at…

Former Bruton School for Girls building on the market – for £9 million

THE former home of Bruton School for Girls is up for sale – for £9 million. Complete with around 34…