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The move is expected to make a "real difference to families" councillor Jon Hubbard said Picture: Wiltshire Council

Hundreds of new early years places created in Wiltshire

403 ADDITIONAL places for children up to the age of two have been created in Wiltshire…

Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward Picture: Google

Man charged with dangerous driving following crash with unmarked police car

A MAN is due in court charged with dangerous driving following a crash with an unmarked…

Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward Picture: Google

Man crashed into unmarked police car near Sturminster Marshall

A MAN has been arrested after he crashed into an unmarked police car near Sturminster Marshall….

Maternity staff at DCH are celebrating the improved report from CQC inspectors. Picture: DCH

DCH maternity services upgraded to ‘good’ after CQC inspection

MATERNITY services at Dorset County Hospital have been upgraded after a visit by inspectors. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has…

The branch is closing in January Picture: Google

Lloyds bank in Gillingham to close

GILLINGHAM’S Lloyds branch is set to close its doors to customers early next year. The…

Police gearing up to face ‘large hare coursing gathering’

POLICE are asking farmers in Dorset and Hampshire to be vigilant after it received intelligence that…

The former office building and store would be turned into a cafe and offices under the plans Picture: Proctor Watts Cole Rutter

Plans unveiled for café and car park for site near Gillingham Railway Station

A VACANT haulage yard next to the railway station in Gillingham could be turned into a…

Andrew Morton will be in Sherborne to discuss his new book, Winston and the Windsors

Diana biographer Andrew Morton set for Sherborne talk

ANDREW Morton – who became a staple of newspaper front pages in the early 1990s after writing a controversial…

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North Dorset power cuts: helicopter launched to check damage from lightning

HOUSEHOLDS in north Dorset and south Somerset contended with power cuts over the weekend – likely…

The pair's quoted total for roofing work amounted to a staggering £119,600 Picture: Dorset Council

Rogue roofers conned vulnerable people in Dorset out of more than £100,000

A COUPLE who made thousands of pounds by conning elderly and vulnerable people in Dorset with…