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The team have to change all the clocks at Stourhead - and wind them weekly. Picture: National Trust/Steve Haywood

The clocks go back this weekend – spare a thought for Stourhead…

ON Sunday morning (October 27), most of us will be scrambling around, trying to work out how to change…

The Thorngrove Garden Centre and cafe, in Gillingham, have closed. Picture: Google

Shock over sudden closure Popular Gillingham garden centre and café

A POPULAR garden centre and café in Gillingham has closed. The Employ My Ability (EMA) charity – which runs the…

Wiltshire companies awarded for work to support military personnel

BUSINESSES across Wiltshire have been recognised for their commitment to hiring veterans. 13 companies across the county were awarded the…

Special poppy pint glasses will be on offer at pubs in Dorset, Wiltshire, Somerset and beyond. Picture: Marston's

Where you can get your special Poppy Appeal pint glass in aid of the RBL

MANY of us – in our unruly teenage years perhaps – may have taken a pint glass we liked…

Growing Dorset winery, Langham Wine Estate, is looking to expand

A WINERY near Dorchester has plans to streamline its wine making processes under one roof with new plans. Langham Wine…

387 warning letters handed to speeding drivers across Dorset in week of action

A CRACKDOWN in speeding across Dorset saw more than 200 speed and other offences processed by the police in…

Sarah Dyke resigns from Somerset Council role to focus on MP duties

VALE representative – and now MP – Sarah Dyke has resigned from her role with Somerset Council. The Liberal Democrat,…

Rare fungi thought to be extinct found growing at Dorset farm

A RARE fungi thought to have been extinct in the UK has been spotted in a farm at Shillingstone. The…

Cara Charles-Barks will take on the new role from November 1

New chief executive officer for Salisbury NHS Trust

CARA Charles-Barks has been appointed as chief executive officer of three NHS trusts – including Salisbury. A veteran of 30…

Car rams Yeovil Argos in attempted robbery

A CAR crashed into a wall of an Argos store in Yeovil in what police said was an attempted…