Blandford Cricket Club bowled over by community award win
BLANDFORD Cricket Club’s work in the community has been rewarded with a prestigious honour. The club was awarded the Jack…
Police officers in Dorset set to use handheld metal detectors in knife crackdown
POLICE officers in Dorset are being issued with metal detectors in a bid to clampdown on knives and others…
New leader Sam Astill to take on South West Heritage Trust
A NEW chief executive has been appointed to run heritage services in the south west. Sam Astill has been appointed…
Bridport mental health charity receives King’s Award for Voluntary Service
A MENTAL health charity has been handed the highest honour available to voluntary organisations. The Burrough Harmony Centre, in Bridport,…
Group in Warminster crash row “in possession of weapons”, say police
GROUPS from vehicles involved in a three-car crash near Warminster had weapons, according to police. Officers investigating the incident, which…
Weather warning for Somerset, Dorset and Wiltshire as thunderstorm approaches
THUNDERSTORMS and heavy rain are set to hit the south west – including Somerset, Wiltshire and Dorset – on…
Mid-Dorset GP practices honoured for work with unpaid carer patients
GP practices across mid-Dorset have been honoured for work to support patients who are unpaid carers. Nine surgeries have been…
Gillingham race night raised £2,000 for air ambulance charities
A RACE night raised much-needed funds for air ambulance services in Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire. The event, in September, was…
Bradford Abbas postbox sealed up – leaving villagers with no way to send letters
RESIDENTS in a Vale village are facing a £30 taxi ride to post a letter after a postbox was…
“Keep your chin up and don’t fear for me”: Heartbreaking letters of WWII gunner revealed
A COLLECTION of heartbreaking letters written by a young tank gunner as he fought in the Second World War…
