Shaftesbury School students scoops national poetry recital title
A SHAFTESBURY School pupil has been crowned national champion at a poetry recital competition. Sixth former Ethan Speed picked up…
Golf captains tee up £14,000 for Dorset County Hospital
TWO golf captains tee-d up fundraisers for Dorset County Hospital – and holed out with more than £14,000 in…
£130k fund aims to boost wildlife in Somerset
A TOTAL of £310,000 is to be used to ‘create and restore’ wildlife habitats in Somerset. The money, from the…
80-bed ‘reablement’ centre for discharged patients could be built at hospital
A NEW 80-bed temporary care home for discharged hospital patients not well enough to go home could be built…
Billion-pound plans to revamp A303 around Stonehenge approved – despite opposition
CONTROVERSIAL billion-pound plans to transform the roads network around Stonehenge have been approved – with campaigners branding the decision…
Former Bruton School for Girls building on the market – for £9 million
THE former home of Bruton School for Girls is up for sale – for £9 million. Complete with around 34…
Police warning over rogue traders after Dorset incidents
PEOPLE considering using traders who call door-to-door for business are being urged to check them out before employing their…
Vibrant Village Playground in Mere Unveiled with New Equipment for Children’s Delight
Children are celebrating after the big reveal of new village play equipment THE much-loved children’s playground in Walnut Road, Mere,…
Commercial building near Ilchester badly damaged by fire
A COMMERCIAL building near Ilchester was badly damaged by fire yesterday – with crews still on the scene this…
Plane hit lorry and flipped over in Henstridge Airfield crash: Report
AN aircraft landing at Henstridge Airfield flipped over after it ‘struck’ a lorry passing on a nearby road, a…
