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Jeremy Moody to be guest speaker at Gillingham & Shaftesbury Show

A MAN who has been praised for playing a key role in shaping agricultural policy and law for more…

The new sensory garden has been opened at Dorset County Hospital

New £50,000 sensory garden opens at Dorset County Hospital

A NEW sensory garden has been opened at Dorset County Hospital (DCH) – thanks to a £50,000 cash boost. The…

The masterplan for the site with photo (inset) of buses struggling to pas each other through Henstridge Pictures: Roberts Limbrick Architects/Paul Dimishky

Legal battle launched as villagers fight back against plans for 130 homes

PLANS to build 130 houses in a tiny village on the Dorset/Somerset border hang in the balance after residents…

Third person dies following A36 crash between car and three motorbikes

A MAN in his 60s is the third person to have died after a car and three motorbikes crashed…

Gillingham Mayor cllr Fiona Cullen with members of North Dorset Transport Forum with the display Picture: Gillingham Town Council

Gillingham celebrates 200 years of rail with creative display

ONE of North Dorset’s only town with a railway station recently joined in with a national celebration that marked…

The changes are set to come in by autumn Picture: Dorset Council

Want to visit a Household Recycling Centre in Dorset? You’ll soon need to book online

PEOPLE wishing to visit a Household Recycling Centre (HRC) in Dorset will soon be asked to…

The MP made sure to get stuck in Picture: Yeovil Sea Cadets

MP makes waves with Yeovil Sea Cadets

SPIRITS were high amongst the Yeovil Sea Cadets as they welcomed two very special guests. Yeovil MP…

Cllr Fiona Cullen and resident Zoe Matthews who suggested the idea Picture: Gillingham Town Council

Letters to Heaven post box in Gillingham allows those grieving to send messages to loved ones

GILLINGHAM is the latest town to adopt a Letters to Heaven post box, which provides a space for reflection…

Cllr Fiona Cullen at Lodden Lakes Play Area Picture: Gillingham Town Council

Gillingham play area now under town council ownership

THE Lodden Lakes play area in Gillingham is now in public ownership. This comes after the successful transfer of the…

Much of Somerset and Dorset could see heavy rainfall, strong winds, and thunderstorms. Picture: Met Office

Met Office issues thunderstorm warning for much of Somerset and Dorset: Here’s where

THE recent humid spell in Somerset and Dorset is set to break tomorrow – with a weather warning issued…