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The number of speeding cars has reduced by 9.2% according to Dorset Council Picture: Google

Drop in speeding near Badbury Rings thanks to new speed limit

THE number of speeding cars travelling along a busy Dorset road has reduced by around 10% thanks to a…

The crash happened on the A36 Black Dog Hill, Warminster. Picture: Google

Man seriously injured in crash on the A36 at Warminster

A MAN is in hospital with “potentially life-changing injuries” after a head-on crash in Warminster. The incident, on the A36…

Temporary traffic lights will be needed to enable the construction of the new facility Picture: Dorset Council

Months of temporary traffic lights planned for Blandford as work starts on new recycling centre

BLANDFORD motorists will have to deal with a series of temporary traffic lights when construction gets underway on a…

The UK’s most popular car colours revealed for 2024: What does it say about you?

IN what could be interpreted as a reflection of the current climate, the most popular colour choice for new…

The alleged incident occurred in Trinity Street, Dorchester, police said. Picture: Google

Pedestrian told driver to slow down – and was allegedly racially abused

A DRIVER is alleged to have racially abused a pedestrian who told them to slow down on a Dorchester…

Police carried out a number of operations over the festive period. Picture: Dorset Police

Woman reportedly on cocaine during school run among drink/drug driving arrests over Christmas

MORE than 300 calls to police were made by members of the public in Dorset over the festive period…

The Blackdown Motor Company site in Walton is empty. Picture: Paul Jones/Somerset Leveller

Somerset car dealership closes last site after 50 years in business

A LANDMARK Somerset motor dealership has closed. Blackmore Motor Company, which was based in Main Street, Walton, near Street, closed…

TRAFFIC: A303 crash and shed load at Lacock causing delays in Wiltshire

A CRASH near Chicklade has caused long delays on the A303 this morning. The busy route is ‘blocked’ in both…

Two charged over “significant wave of vehicle crime” in Dorchester

A MAN and a woman have both been charged by police following a series of vehicle crime in and…

The meat blocked St John's Hill, Shaftesbury. Picture: Facebook

Police called as spilled MEAT blocks Shaftesbury road

A SHAFTESBURY road was blocked this afternoon when crates of MEAT spilled out of the back of a truck. The…