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A diversion will be in place when the B3081 Shaftesbury Road in Gillingham is closed

Main Gillingham route to be closed for weeks in January and February

A MAIN road in Gillingham will be closed for more than three weeks in the coming months. Temporary closure notices…

Sarah Beeny and husband Graham Swift want to change the use of the barn

Barn on Sarah Beeny’s Somerset estate wanted for “flexible commercial use”

TV property development expert Sarah Beeny and husband Graham Swift have applied for permission to change the use of…

The Dorset Tourism Awards are set to take place in February in Weymouth. Picture: Nick Williams

Dorset Tourism Awards 2023/24: Finalists revealed

FINALISTS in this year’s Dorset Tourism Awards have been revealed. A total of 62 names have been listed ahead of…

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…