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Swimming club closes after 30 years

Abbey Swimming Club gifts £23,000 to local charities as it closes after over 30 years supporting community swimmers. The Abbey…

Blackmore Vale Half Marathon returns this weekend

THIS weekend will see scores of runners take to Vale roads for the Blackmore Vale Half Marathon. The event, organised…

Frustration as Wincanton’s funds bid snubbed

A long-serving Wincanton councillor resigned from an influential regeneration group he says has been a ‘political shambles’. The Wincanton Regeneration…

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Cabinet agrees budget and council tax rise plan for Wiltshire

A PROPOSED 2.99% increase in council tax – plus a 2% social care levy – have been approved by…

Dorset MP backs calls for ‘PumpWatch’ fuel watchdog to monitor prices

A DORSET MP has backed calls for a ‘PumpWatch’ regulator to be created in a bid to tackle spiralling…

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Aldi ‘Magic Bags’ being rolled out to stores in Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire

ALDI shoppers will soon be able to pick up bargain bags at stores in Somerset, Wiltshire and Dorset. The budget…

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Claims firefighters shared pictures of crash victims could be probed by police

CLAIMS firefighters photographed women who had died in car crashes and shared them in a WhatsApp group are to…

Green Comet. Photo: NASA

Green Comet: How to see C/2022 E3 (ZTF) in Dorset, Wiltshire and Somerset

THE Green Comet is set to appear in night skies tonight. Full name C/2022 E3 (ZTF), stargazers are excited about…

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Hospital order for driver who killed biker on Wiltshire road

A MAN from Mere who killed a ‘beautiful human being’ by deliberately driving into him and knocking off his…

Roisin Murphy and Ezra Collective head latest We Out Here festival announcement

ROISIN Murphy, the Ezra Collective and Black Star have been added to the line-up of a Dorset festival. We Out…