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New Shaftesbury Mayor chooses charity for year ahead 

THE new Shaftesbury Mayor, Councillor Alex Chase, has revealed that the new mayor’s charity for the year ahead…

Serious sexual offences and stalking and harassment offences have decreased in Dorset over the last year Picture: Dorset Police

Woman “punched in the head” in car park at Yeovil Asda

A WOMAN was punched in the head a number of times during an attack at the Asda car park…

Two fraudsters jailed after targeting elderly in Dorset scam 

FRAUDSTERS who targeted elderly people in Dorset and conned them out of thousands of pounds have been jailed.

Former Boris Johnson aide Meg Powell-Chandler is standing for the Conservatives in Wells and Mendip Hills. Picture: Conservative Party

Former Boris Johnson aide named Conservative candidate in Wells and Mendip Hills

CONSERVATIVE Party rising star Meg Powell-Chandler – a former aide to Boris Johnson – is hoping to be the…

The incident happened on the A35 Dorchester bypass. Picture: Google

Woman in her 50s seriously injured in Dorchester gas tanker crash

A WOMAN was seriously injured after a crash involving a gas tanker near Dorchester. The incident, on the A35 Dorchester…

Banned football fans have until Tuesday to hand in passports ahead of Euros

FOOTBALL fans who have banning orders in place to prevent them attending England matches abroad have until Tuesday to…

Brand-new festival of live arts is coming to Dorset this July

THIS summer, Dorset will see the birth of a brand-new annual celebration of live arts suitable for all ages…

The crash happened in Warminster Road on Tuesday, July 30

Two killed in crash on the A361 near Frome

TWO women sadly died in a three-vehicle crash on the A361 near Frome yesterday afternoon (May 30). Emergency services were…

The car was left upside down by the River Yeo near Sherborne. Picture: Dorset Police

Driver rescued from car upside down in River Yeo after crash near Sherborne

A DRIVER was rescued from an overturned car after crashing into a river near Sherborne. The dramatic incident happened at…

Students from Kingston Maurward College with staff from Dorset County Hospital discussing plans for the sensory garden

£45,000 grant for sensory garden at Dorset County Hospital

A GRANT of more than £45,000 will see a sensory courtyard garden created at Dorset County Hospital (DCH). The hospital,…