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‘I hear you and I will fight for you’: New MP Sarah Dyke’s message to voters

‘I HEAR you. And I will fight for you.’ That was the message for voters from the new MP for…

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…

Crime rose by 1.4% in Dorset in year to March 2023, figures reveal

CRIME in Dorset rose by 1.4 percent between April 2022 and March 2023, new figures reveal. The Office for National…

M5 traffic warning as school holidays getaway set to begin this weekend

DRIVERS are expected to make more than 12 million journeys this weekend as schools break up for the summer…

Somerton & Frome by-election: What you need to know as voters head for polls

TOMORROW (Thursday, July 20), voters in Somerton and Frome will head to the polls to pick a new MP. The…

Changes to village roads due to housing development ‘dangerous’, says resident

CHANGES to the layout of a busy road junction in Milborne Port could be dangerous, according to one resident. Around…

Somerton & Frome by-election: Does a candidate’s address matter?

DOES it matter to you if the person representing you in Parliament lives in the area? For example, should someone…

Village school applies for new pre-school buildings on former car park

A VILLAGE primary school is applying for permission to build a new block to house nursery and reception classes. The…

NHS workers’ wage donations raise £20,000 for Julia’s House

NHS workers have raised more than £20,000 for a Dorset and Wiltshire charity that helps poorly young people and…

Shaftesbury School students scoops national poetry recital title

A SHAFTESBURY School pupil has been crowned national champion at a poetry recital competition. Sixth former Ethan Speed picked up…