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Both ends of Williams Avenue, near Dorset County Hospital, will see improvement works take place Picture: Dorset Council

Months of temporary traffic lights planned for two key Dorchester junctions

IMPROVEMENTS works at two key Dorchester junctions will result in months of temporary traffic lights.

The new on-demand bus service Picture: Wiltshire Connect

New on-demand bus service to connect Mere, Warminster, Frome, Gillingham and Shaftesbury

MERE residents will soon be able to request a bus from their phone that connects them with southwest Wiltshire…

No arrests were made Picture: Google

Man assaulted by group, with hammer, in Shaftesbury

SHAFTESBURY is set to see an increased police presence after a man was sent to hospital…

The construction site Picture: Dorset Council

Traffic lights removed as work progresses at new Blandford Waste Management Centre

CONSTRUCTION at Blandford’s new waste management centre is going smoothly, the council has said, with the…

A locomotive on the track Picture: NDR

Historic moment as Shillingstone Station granted permission to carry passengers

A HERITAGE railway nestled in the heart of Dorset that has been revitalised by volunteers will…

Thousands of homes proposed for Blandford, Gillingham, Shaftesbury, Sturminster Marshall and more

THOUSANDS of homes could eventually be built in Dorset as the government continues to push councils into helping it…

Consultation launched to help decide where thousands of homes should go in Dorset

A CONSULTATION has been launched to help people have a say over where they think thousands of homes should…

A new drive-thru is part of plans for the former Wincanton Logistics site in the town. Picture: Paul Jones/Somerset Leveller

Plans for new supermarket – and a drive-thru – revealed for Wincanton site

PLANS have been unveiled to replace a Wincanton supermarket with a “bigger, better store” – including a ‘drive-thru unit…

Police want to speak to a delivery driver who they believe was first on the scene Picture: Google

Cyclist suffers serious injuries in crash near Shaftesbury

A CYCLIST was taken to hospital for treatment for serious injuries after they crashed near Shaftesbury…

The man ran away from the scene after a member of the public stepped in Picture: Google

Man sitting in car ‘robbed at knife-point’ as police appeal for witnesses 

A MAN had cash, his keys and mobile phone stolen in a ‘knife-point’ robbery in Bridport,…