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The red Honda quad bike is reportedly worth £5,000 Picture: Dorset Police

Quad bike – worth £5,000 – stolen in Sturminster Marshall

POLICE are appealing for information after a quad bike, tools and a jerry can of fuel…

A 42-year-old man is assisting officers with their enquiries Picture: Google

Police dogs help find stash of suspected drugs and cash in Sherborne

A STASH of suspected class A and B drugs were seized by police following a raid…

Families may even be able to spot Father Christmas along the route Picture: Phil Wilkinson

Tickets on sale now for spectacular Christmas at Stourhead

STOURHEAD will once again be turned into a dazzling winter wonderland as an enchanting Christmas lights…

The Met Office said power cuts could occur Picture: Met Office

Yellow weather warning as 80mph winds set to hit south west

THE Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for the south west…

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Tears in the Fence poetry festival returns to Stourpaine

50 POETS from across the UK and beyond will descend on the Stourpaine Village…

A Transport Action Group spokesperson said: "These service reductions go against everything that Dorset Council are promoting in their Local Transport Plan" Picture: Dorchester Transport Action Group

First Bus responds to “difficult decision” to cut services in west Dorset

A BUS operator which is cutting two key weekday services in west Dorset said it will…

Wiltshire Council's Sian Airey, Sam Griffiths from Via, Andrew Ardley, cllr Martin Smith, GWR's Dan Okey, and David Bullock from Wiltshire Council Picture: Wiltshire Council

Roll out of new buses connecting Warminster and Mere – with connections to Frome and Gillingham

A NEW on-demand bus service has launched to help connect residents in Warminster, Mere and south-west…

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£6.5 million overspend in Wiltshire Council finances revealed

A COLLOSAL £6.5 million overspend of Wiltshire Council’s budget has been brought to light.

Police are trying to identify this man Picture: Dorset Police

Appeal after man placed screws under speed camera van tyres

POLICE are trying to identify a man after screws were placed under the tyres of a…

Two new mobile stations, like the one pictured, will help residents speak directly to officers about any concerns Picture: Dorset Police

Police presence to be stepped up in Dorchester, Sherborne and Shaftesbury with mobile stations

TWO new mobile police stations are touring Dorset to provide a more visible police presence in…