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Michael Koch on the water

Kayakers to travel 61 miles from Gillingham to Christchurch in first of its kind charity adventure

TWO kayakers will attempt to paddle down the whole navigable length of the Dorset River Stour at the end…

On Your Bike is reusing cycles collected by SUEZ as part of a Somerset Council collections service

Discarded bikes could soon be back on Somerset roads thanks to waste deal

UNWANTED bikes collected from Somerset homes could soon be back in use thanks to a new scheme. An agreement between…

The Northern Lights over Shaftesbury in Dorset. Picture: Steve Veness

Shaftesbury snapper captures dazzling Northern Lights over Dorset

THE Northern Lights are not something you would normally associate with rural Dorset… However, one intrepid county snapper had other…

Val Stones appeared on series 7 of the Great British Bake Off

Great British Bake Off star set for demo and talk at Yeovil garden centre

GREAT British Bake Off legend Val Stones will be at a Somerset garden centre next month. Val, who wowed audiences…

Burglars targeted Battens Jewellers, in Bridport, on Friday morning. Picture: Google

Window smashed at Bridport jewellers in early-morning raid

RAIDERS attacked a jewellers in Bridport early on Friday morning (August 16). Police are appealing for information after a window…

Officers investigating an assault in Bridport are keen to trace this person. Picture: Dorset Police

Police CCTV appeal after assault in Bridport

POLICE have issued a CCTV image of a man they would like to trace in connection with an assault…

The Shetland Pony Grand National was among attractions on the first day of the Gillingham & Shaftesbury Show

Pictures: Rural delights shine through the drizzle at Gillingham & Shaftesbury Show!

RURAL skills, sports and more dazzled through the intermittent drizzle at the Gillingham and Shaftesbury Show. Running on Wednesday and…

The lorry crashed into a railway crossing at Woodsford, police said. Picture: Google

Police hunting lorry driver who crashed into railway barrier near Dorchester

A LORRY crashed into a railway crossing barrier near Dorchester. Police are appealing for information after an incident in Moreton…

Picture: The Gryphon Sixth Form

Gryphon Sixth Formers congratulated for A Level results

STUDENTS at The Gryphon Sixth Form are celebrating after they picked up their A-Level and BTEC results today (August…

Students celebrating their results Picture: Sturminster Newton High School

Sturminster Newton High School celebrates A Level results

STUDENTS at Sturminster Newton High School have been praised for their “outstanding” achievements in their A Level and BTEC qualifications this year. A…