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Dorset CPRE president Kate Adie taking part in a hedge survey in Dorset

Dorset hedgerow project gets £6,000 funding boost – but needs volunteers

A PROJECT surveying Dorset’s miles of hedgerows has received a funding boost. The Great Big Dorset Hedge initiative, which seeks…

Wild beavers have returned to a part of Somerset being rewilded. Picture: Heal

Wild beavers return to rewilded Somerset area near River Frome

WILD beavers have been discovered at a Somerset site being rewilded. In December 2022, the charity Heal Rewilding acquired a…

The exclusive, men-only Garrick Club, in London's West End. Picture: Google

Garrick Club members pledge to resign ahead of vote to allow women to join

HIGH-profile members of the controversial men-only Garrick Club have written to bosses of the London venue saying they will…

FULL RESULTS: Lib Dems triumph with majority in Dorset Council election

UPDATE: Lib Dems win one-seat majority, with Conservatives losing 13 councillors THE Liberal Democrats have won a majority on Dorset…

Roads across Dorset are set to be repaired in May and June. Picture: Dorset Council

Roadworks across Dorset in May and June announced: Full list

ROADS in Gillingham, Sturminster Newton, Stalbridge and Dorchester will be among a host to be closed during repairs over…

Police executed a warrant at property in St Michael's Lane, Bridport. Picture: Dorset Police

Suspected drugs and offensive weapons seized after Bridport police raid

POLICE seized suspected class A and B drugs, as well as offensive weapons, after a raid at a property…

Judges at the launch of the 2024 Dorset Business Awards. Picture: Dorset Chamber

Entries open for prestigious Dorset Business Awards 2024: How to enter

NOMINATIONS are open for the 2024 Dorset Business Awards. The event, organised by the Dorset Chamber, aims to recognise the…

Luke Spencer has been charged with conspiring to commit burglary at, clockwise from top left; the BP garage in Curry Rivel, the Premier Store in Moorland Road, Bridgwater, Spar in Mosterton, Dorset, and Brocks in Rockwell Green, Wellington. Pictures: Google

Pair in court charged with planning burglaries at shops in Dorset and Somerset

A SOMERSET woman and a man of of fixed address have appeared in court charged with conspiring to burgle…

Rubbish and recycling collections days are changing for thousands of Somerset homes

Changes to bin and recycling collections for 92,000 Somerset properties

BIN and recycling collection days are set to change for more than 90,000 households in Somerset. Somerset Council is currently…

New group to target speeding drivers in Stalbridge

SPEEDING drivers in Stalbridge could soon receive letters from the police as the community cracks down on the problem. Stalbridge…