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60 guests benefitted from the lunch this year Picture: Gillingham Christmas Community Lunch Team

Gillingham community comes together to make Christmas Day special for others

60 GUESTS from across Gillingham enjoyed a Christmas lunch with all the trimmings thanks to the generosity of the…

A number of restaurants have been shortlisted for the semi-finals of the British Kebab Awards

Takeaways and restaurants make semi-finals in national awards: How you can vote

RESTAURANTS in Wiltshire, Dorset and Somerset have made the semi-finals in a national competition. The finalists have been revealed in…

The pub is set to close in early January Picture: Google

Popular Milborne Port pub, Tippling Philosopher, to close in January

A FAMILY-run 16th-century pub in Milborne Port will call last orders in January. The owners said they took the “agonising…

The fire left the kitchen destroyed Picture: DW Fire and Rescue

Warning for air fryer users before Christmas after fire tears through kitchen

AIR fryer users are being asked to keep an ear out for any unusual noises generated by the appliance…

The new Bill's Cafe Bar at Clarks Village in Street

Bill’s Cafe Bar opens at Clarks Village in Street

A NEW Bill’s café-bar has opened at Clarks Village in Somerset. The venue, a new concept for the restaurant…

The Bird in Hand, in Henstridge, is up for sale. Picture: Google

Popular village Vale pub on the market for £460,000

A POPULAR Vale pub is up for sale – and could be yours for £460,000. The Bird in Hand, on…

New-look Dorset countryside inn re-opens following refurbishment 

A PUB found on the Dorset and Wiltshire border is welcoming back guests in time for the festive season…

Gillingham Community Christmas lunch returns this year – with all the trimmings

A COMMUNITY Christmas lunch is returning to Gillingham this year to make sure those who may be isolated over…

Mark and Polly Waddington are re-opening The Talbot in Berwick St John

Village Vale pub The Talbot to re-open next month

A VILLAGE pub in the Vale is re-opening on December 1. The Talbot Inn, in Berwick St John, will welcome…

An impression of how the new building at Halstock Ridge Vineyard could look. Picture: Greenspace/Dorset Council

New winery plans unveiled for farm site near Yeovil

A WINERY – including visitor centre and tasting space – could soon be developed near Yeovil. Plans have been submitted…