Care home in bid to expand and offer 12 new rooms and staff accommodation
A DORSET care home has submitted plans for an extension. Casterbridge Lodge, off the B3159 at Winterbourne Steepleton, has applied…
Windows and doors smashed at Gillingham shops in overnight incidents
THREE shops in Gillingham had windows and doors smashed – but it appears nothing was stolen. The incidents happened at…
Restricted access to entrances at Dorchester hospital this weekend
ACCESS to entrances at Dorset County Hospital will be disrupted by engineering works this weekend. On Saturday (March 23), work…
Extension plan for Wincanton house branded “monstrous carbuncle” by neighbour
A PROPOSED extension to a Wincanton property has been branded a “monstrous carbuncle” by one neighbour. The plans, for the…
Simon Hoare among reported members of exclusive ‘men-only’ Garrick Club in London
FOUNDED in 1831 to ‘tend to the regeneration of the Drama’, the Garrick Club in London’s West End is…
Temporary traffic lights set for busy Shaftesbury route during cabling work
TEMPORARY traffic lights are set to be installed on a busy route near Shaftesbury as roadworks take place. Work is…
Mel B sparks rumours of Spice Girls Glastonbury appearance… Again!
RUMOURS of a Spice Girls reunion – potentially at Glastonbury – have once again surfaced after comments made by…
Egg-cellent effort at Blandford eatery sees Easter eggs donated for youngsters
AN egg-cellent effort by cafe regulars has seen a tranche of Easter eggs donated to Nourish – formerly Blandford…
Two Dorset towns make the 2024 Britain in Bloom finals
TWO Dorset groups have been shortlisted as finalists in the 2024 Britain in Bloom competition. Shaftesbury in Bloom and Upton…
Police catch more than 80 people using mobiles behind the wheel during two-week operation
SCORES of people were caught using mobile phones behind the wheel during a crackdown in Somerset. Avon and Somerset Roads…
