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Did you know there was a blue plaque above Scrivens in Market Place, Blandford?

Have you spotted this hard-to-reach blue plaque in Blandford?

CAN you spot the blue plaque in the picture below? And can you read it? It is located on a…

Dorset Council has been awarded £1 million to help fight homelessness. Picture: Dorset Council

More than £1 million to fight homelessness in Dorset

MORE than £1 million in funding has been secured to help end homelessness in Dorset. The funds have been allocated…

Dorset Police is warning of an email scam involving pharmacies. Picture: Pixabay

Dorset Police warning over Lloyds Pharmacy email scams

PEOPLE are being warned of a scam email being sent purporting to be from a pharmacy. Scammers are currently targeting…

The video hopes to boost the festive fundraiser by Dorset charity, Mosaic

Campaign video aims to boost Dorset bereavement charity’s festive fundraiser

DRONE lighting features in a video produced to highlight a Christmas fundraising effort by a Dorset charity. Mosaic is aiming…

The Met Office has issued a weather warning for December 7

Weather warning issued for Somerset, Wiltshire and Dorset on Thursday

ANOTHER weather warning has been issued, covering much of Somerset, Wiltshire and Dorset. The Met Office is forecasting heavy rain…

Hundreds of recycling and rubbish collections in South Somerset have been missed due to the weather

Hundreds of households miss bin and recycling collections due to flooding

HUNDREDS of households in South Somerset are going without recycling and bin collections after flooding. Heavy storms hit the county…

Floodwater on the A303 in Somerset. Picture: National Highways

Somerset roads remain closed – including A303 – as rain set to return

A NUMBER of roads in Somerset remain closed after heavy rain – including the A303 – with more…

The Higher Shaftesbury Road is closed at Spread Eagle Hill, said Dorset Police

Route between Shaftesbury and Blandford closed after three-vehicle crash

A MAJOR route between Blandford and Shaftesbury is closed after a crash. Dorset Police said the Higher Shaftesbury Road is…

Gigaclear is working to bring full-fibre broadband to parts of the Blackmore Vale

Work to bring full-fibre broadband to Vale villages continues this month

RURAL Vale villages are set to get a broadband boost in the new year as work to bring full-fibre…

Somerset Council has declared a 'financial emergency'

One-in-five councils facing ‘bankruptcy’, LGA survey shows

ALMOST one in five council bosses say they think it is fairly or very likely they will go bankrupt…