£1.4m project to cut waiting times at Dorset County Hospital
A £1.4 MILLION project is underway in a bid to cut waiting times at a Dorset hospital. A ward at…
Get your bids in ahead of Dorset young farmers’ Auction of Promises
CAKES, attraction tickets and even a bag of logs are up for grabs at a silent auction this month. The…
Closure orders on Gillingham and Shaftesbury houses over drugs and anti-social beahviour
REPORTS of anti-social behaviour, drug misuse and disorder have seen addresses in Gillingham and Shaftesbury closed by police. Officers have…
Somerset leaders write to government in funding plea amid bankruptcy fears
“THE model for funding social care is broken and we urgently need your support to ensure we can continue…
Arrest after woman in her 50s assaulted in Sherborne street
A WOMAN in her 50s suffered bruising after she was allegedly assaulted by a man in Sherborne. Dorset Police are…
Wincanton Golf Club to close – prompting anger from members
WINCANTON Golf Club will close in March next year in a move some say will mean members lose “a…
Get ahead with gift shopping at Wincanton Christmas Fair
A HOST of products not found on the high street will be on offer at a Christmas fair in…
Plan for 30 new homes in Keinton Mandeville
DOZENS of new homes could be built in Keinton Mandeville if plans are approved – with the developer saying…
Two arrests after missing digger tracked to north Dorset address
TWO people were arrested after police found them loading suspected stolen machinery into vans in north Dorset. Officers from the…
Home-Start Wessex family support charity to expand after closure of sister branch
A FAMILY support charity is expanding after a west Dorset group closed after it was unable to secure funding. Home-Start…