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11 Weird Facts About Street Names

By Kye Harman, marketing manager of Armishaws Removals DO you know where the name of your street comes…

Shepton Mallet Lido will receive a funding boost

Somerset and Dorset swimming pools get funding boost

SWIMMING pools in Frome and Shepton Mallet are among venues to benefit from new funding in Somerset. Somerset Council has…

Dorset residents are being reminded they can register to vote by post at next year's elections

Residents urged to register to vote ahead of Dorset elections next year

PEOPLE are being reminded they can apply to vote by post in elections set to take place next year. Voters…

The Ridgeway Singers & Band are set to perform throughout December

Ridgeway Singers & Band unveil Christmas concert programme

CAROLS, folk songs, poems and stories will be on the agenda at a series of Christmas concerts by The…

Bill Revans, leader of Somerset Council, has warned of tough financial times

Somerset Council could declare bankruptcy – and declares financial emergency

SOMERSET Council could declare itself bankrupt amid soaring costs and demand on services, chiefs have warned. On Wednesday (November 8),…

Chris Thomas, Anne Luke, Rowena Wilkes and Kathy Fryatt-Banks of Home-Start Wessex

Volunteers thanked for 10 years supporting families at Home-Start Wessex

A CHARITY that supports families thanked staff, volunteers and supporters at a special event after enduring its “toughest year…

Counterfeit goods recovered from the stall at the 2022 Dorset Steam Fair. Pictures: Dorset Police

Husband and wife convicted of selling fake goods at Dorset Steam Fair

A HUSBAND and wife have been convicted for selling counterfeit goods at last year’s Great Dorset Steam Fair. Mohammed Masood…

The crane is assisting with some eco-friendly changes at Dike & Son, Stalbridge

Crane looms over Stalbridge supermarket – but don’t panic, it’s cool…

A CRANE is looming over Stalbridge – but don’t worry, it’s cool… The vehicle has been brought in to assist…

The Gillingham Walking Festival is keen to find a new volunteer coordinator

Gillingham Walking Festival in plea for volunteer coordinator

THE Gillingham Walking Festival is looking for a new coordinator – amid fears the event could cease. This year’s…

Tom Bryant is a butcher at Andrew Barclay & Sons in Wincanton High Street

Wincanton Big Brother star Tom Bryant denied chance to see best friend

BIG Brother’s Tom Bryant – from Wincanton – responded maturely after missing the chance to see his best friend…