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Some hospital appointments to be postponed in Dorset during junior doctors’ strike

SOME hospital appointments at Dorset County Hospital will be postponed next week as junior doctors go on strike. As part…

The cheque is handed over at The Vale Pantry

Vale Pantry Christmas appeal gets boost from Blackmore Vale Lions Club

A CHARITY that provides those in need with vital food supplies has received a Christmas boost from the Blackmore…

David Edon, South West Coaches and Linda Snelling, Lead of Yeovil Bus Users Group, Taunton Bus Users Group, Member of Somerset Bus Partnership

Buses and taxis to return to Yeovil town centre this week

BUSES and taxis will return to town centre streets in Yeovil after the completion of parts of a major…

Post boxes in Babcary and, inset, Cary Fitzpaine. Pictures: Google

Royal Mail blames floods as Somerset villagers left without post for 11 days

VILLAGERS in Somerset left without mail for 11 days have been told it was due to flooding. People in areas…

Peter Maughan, of Greenfields Way, Weston-super-Mare, was handed a 12-month prison term. Picture: Avon & Somerset Police

Man jailed after theft following cashpoint visit in Wells

A MAN has been jailed for his part in the theft of cash from an 85-year-old grandfather after he…

The Met Office thinks it unlikely Somerset, Dorset or Wiltshire will see a white Christmas in 2023

Will we see a white Christmas in Somerset, Dorset and Wiltshire in 2023?

THE decorations are coming out of the loft, Sellotape is on every surface, and children are finding it harder…

The man was attacked in Eastland Road, Yeovil, police said. Picture: Google

Man slashed three times in ‘mistaken identity’ attack in Yeovil street

POLICE are hunting a gang who ‘slashed’ a man as he made his way down a Yeovil street. The incident…

The new heat pump system would be installed at Westfield Academy in Yeovil. Picture: Google

Yeovil school applies for heat pumps after £170,000 heating bills

A YEOVIL school has applied for permission to upgrade its heating system – after forking out around £170,000 on…

A crash damaged a telegraph pole near Stalbridge Weston - leaving residents without broadband

Hope for Vale village left with no broadband – weeks after crash damage

A DORSET village has been left without broadband or phone services for 15 days after a crash damaged a…

Dorset Council wants to make it easier for people to walk or cycle

Have your say over active travel improvements in Dorset

PEOPLE are being urged to have their say on making active travel easier in Dorset. Dorset Council wants to make…